- Date
- October 30, 1984, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9855PPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841030061349A
- Case key
- 6698
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Analysis
The acft was making a swath run spraying crops when the engine suddenly lost power with 200 yards of level field remaining for an emergency landing. After touchdown the plt turned the acft to avoid a collision with trees. During the turn the nose of the acft dug into the ground causing the acft to nose over. Inspection of the engine revealed that the magneto coupling was locked and would not rotate. Further inspection disclosed excessive play in the pawls and worn striker pins and shaft splines. According to the acft logbooks, AD 78-09-07 & AD 82-20-01 had been complied with, 19 flt hours prior to the acident. However, the make, model, & serial number of the magnetos were not enterd as required.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9855P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7556179
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Miller L. Jones
- Registered owner
- Ag-Air Of Tennessee Valey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Hazel Green, AL
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,755 total · 894 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.