ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292858
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 2005 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38 |
| Owner/operator: | Andy Stapp |
| Registration: | N2593P |
| MSN: | 38-79A0866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8222 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Decatur, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Decatur Municipal Airport, TX (KLUD) |
| Plainview-Hale County Airport, TX (PVW/KPVW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine started to run rough about a minute after takeoff. The 475-hour student pilot reported a 500 RPM drop. The pilot applied carburetor heat and switched fuel tanks, but neither resulted in an increase in engine power. The pilot leveled-off at approximately 600 feet above the ground. About 3 or 4 minutes into the flight, a severe engine vibration developed and the pilot elected to shut-down the engine and attempted to land in a pasture approximately two miles from the airport. During the landing roll the airplane impacted a fence resulting in structural damage to the wings and additional damage to the propeller. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector that traveled to the accident site noted the airplane's engine chip detector light was illuminated and that the propeller was hard to pull through. The reason for the loss or engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 09:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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