Piper PA-28R-200 N5229T

Summary

On 16 June 2005 at about 21:35 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5229T was involved in an accident near Happy Jack, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2005 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Happy Jack, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.9536, -111.3181

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5229T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Needles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05LA214

Nobody was injured.

The fracture/separation of an engine intake valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.