20240411013439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Sullivan, MO · April 11, 2024

Date
April 11, 2024 · 08:24 local
Place
Sullivan, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N651ED
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA155
Reported as
Piper PA-32-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While flying from rochester international airport (krst) to kirk field (kpgr) pilot reported loss of engine power 10 miles southeast of Sullivan regional airport (kuuv). The aircraft made an off-airport landing in a field where it collided with trees during the landing roll out. The aircrafts wings separated from the fuselage upon impact and were found to be located just behind where the fuselage came to rest between two trees. The engine was discovered with a 6 inch fracture on the case half and # 3 cylinder was damaged due to crankshaft fracture.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FLYING FROM ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRST) TO KIRK FIELD (KPGR) PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SULLIVAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KUUV). THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT. THE AIRCRAFTS WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE UPON IMPACT AND WERE FOUND TO BE LOCATED JUST BEHIND WHERE THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO TREES. THE ENGINE WAS DISCOVERED WITH A 6 INCH FRACTURE ON THE CASE HALF AND # 3 CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FRACTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.