ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86783
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FXPG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stouffville, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft (C-FXPG) was on a post-maintenance positioning flight from Toronto (Buttonville) Municipal Airport (CYKZ) to Toronto (Markham) Aerodrome (CNU8). At 2307Z, the pilot of C-FXPG transmitted a Mayday on 126.7. The aircraft had experienced an engine failure and made a forced landing into a cornfield (45º59'0""N; 079º22'9""W). Information was relayed via aircraft in the area. The pilot was uninjured. When the aircraft struck the corn (estimated to be about 8 feet high), the pilot was unable to keep the nose up and the aircraft struck the ground nose first, damaging the nose gear and other components forward of the firewall.
Sources:
CADORS 2002O1160
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2010 15:49 | slowkid | Added |
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