- Date
- August 29, 1982, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Beltsville, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8245NPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829061849I
- Case key
- 69924
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a practice flight in preparation for a bfr, the pilot was practicing VFR go arounds at a closed airport. On the second circuit while on downwind, the engine failed while at idle. The pilots attempts to restart the aircraft were unsuccessful and he elected to execute an emergency landing in a corn field. Damage was limited to the nose gear, right main gear and right wing tip and there were no injuries. The reason for the power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8245N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25454
- Airframe hours
- 4,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nelson L. Dunnam
- Registered owner
- Nelson L. Dunnam
- Departed
- College Park, MD
- Destination
- College Park, MD
- Airport
- Beltsville Ag Center
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 606 total · 437 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.