# Accident 20230719012109A: Perkins Kenneth E PIETENPOL, Gardner, KS, July 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2023, 06:15 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7980° N, 94.9412° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7980&lon=-94.9412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perkins Kenneth E PIETENPOL (registry code 05607LD, https://openairdocs.org/model/perkins-kenneth-e-pietenpol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERKINS KENNETH E PIETENPOL
- Reported engine: FORD CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230719012109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DEPARTED K34 FOR C37, BORDHEAD, WI. CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATLY 1000 FT AGL AND HEADED SOUTH TO AVOID IXD AIRSPACE. AFTER CLEARING IXD AIRSPACE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER ISSUES DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT AS "MISSING ON ONE CYLINDER". PILOT THEN TURNED TO RETURN TO K34 INITIALLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS ALTITUDE. AFTER CLEARING IXD AIRSPACE, THE PILOT WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE ALTITUDE. APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES SOUTH OF K34, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO K34 AND CHOSE AN OPEN AREA AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE TO ATTEMPT A NON-POWERED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND HIT RUTS IN THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK (WINGS).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA313), Jul 19, 2023: Pietenpol Aircamper (N34KP), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to lead fouling of a spark plug.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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