ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293607
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 2005 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | American Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5229T |
| MSN: | 28R-7235002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Happy Jack, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallup-Senator Clark Airport, NM (GUP/KGUP) |
| Needles Airport, CA (EED/KEED) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed on a rough dirt road and damaged the wings following a partial loss of power. The airplane was in cruise flight about 10,500 feet mean sea level (msl) when it began to slowly lose altitude. Efforts by the pilot to increase engine power and arrest the descent failed. The pilot determined that the engine was capable of producing only partial power. In order to avoid an uncontrolled descent into terrain, he landed on the dirt road. Examination of the engine revealed an intake leak on cylinder no. 3. A piece of the intake valve was missing, and the edges of the fracture surface were jagged.
Probable Cause: The fracture/separation of an engine intake valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA214
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 08:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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