ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367294
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Date: | Friday 16 March 1990 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8285N |
MSN: | 28-25502 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5881 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Herington, KS -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lawrence, KS (KLWC) |
Destination airport: | Great Bend, KS (KGBD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENG BEGAN VIBRATING & LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM PASTURE, BUT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, DAMAGING THE PROP, WINGS & LANDING GEAR. A POST ACDNT EXAM OF OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE #2 EXHAUST VALVE, AND IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA065 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA065
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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