- Date
- February 7, 1983, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Napoleon, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4357APiper PA22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830207003099A
- Case key
- 12083
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - contaminationCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - open fieldFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain conditionFactor
Analysis
The aircraft lost power during climb after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing in an open field. He stated that contamentation was the cause of the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4357A
- Reported as
- Piper PA22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3713
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William S. Rosecrans
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 6, 1982 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- 3NP · Napoleon, runway 32, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf
N4357ARegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Piper PA-22Airframe modelPiper PA-22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.