Piper PA-32-300 N5818F

Summary

On 19 January 1983 at about 10:25 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N5818F was involved in an accident near Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 January 1983 at 10:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N5818F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI83FA086

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 4,000 FT MSL THE ENG QUIT. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON ROLLING FARM TERRAIN BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED. THE ACFT THEN SLID THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE & CAUGHT FIRE. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE IDLE SET SCREW THAT CONTROLS THE DIAPHRAM SETTING IN THE BENDIX FUEL INJECTION (P/N 2424273-10). THE STEMOF THE SCREW FAILED AS A RESULT OF REVERSED BENDING STRESSES CAUSED BY SIDE TO SIDE FORCES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED AS THE PRINCIPAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE ADJUSTMENT SCREW WOULD PRIMARILY BE IN A TWISTING MOTION RATHER THAN A SIDE TO SIDE APPLIED FORCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.