Piper PA-36-285 N11A

Summary

On 30 June 2000 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-285 registered N11A was involved in an accident near Saint Vincent, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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

30 June 2000 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Vincent, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

48.9704, -97.2193

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-285

Registration

N11A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pembina → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA211

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the engine reduction gear assembly. Factors were the low altitude when the failure occurred and the crops.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning to the airport when the engine failed. A subsequent landing in a wheat field resulted. The pilot said, "After pulling out of field I felt an abnormal vibration, I pulled the throttle back 100 rpm and it seemed OK. After only approximately 1/2 mile the engine shook violently and quit." The aircraft was powered by a Continental 6-285 "Tiara" geared engine. A postaccident examination revealed that the prop driver gear shaft on the engine was protruding out of the front of the engine approximately one inch further than normal. The engine could not be rotated by hand. No other engine or airframe anomalies were detected that could be associated with a preexisting condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.