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| Date: | Sunday 9 January 2000 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Air Service, Ltd. |
| Registration: | N8954N |
| MSN: | 32-40757 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3654 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-KIAS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SWEENEY, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ANGLETON , TX (KLBX) |
| BAY CITY , TX (3R1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in level cruise flight during dark night conditions when the 'engine stopped.' The instructor elected to make a forced landing to a field. On final approach, the instructor noticed what appeared to be power lines. The instructor banked the airplane to parallel the power lines and rotated the airplane to a nose high pitch attitude for touchdown. The touchdown was made on both main wheels; however, 'the nose of the aircraft came down hard,' and the airplane skidded to a stop. An FAA inspector supervised a 35-minute test run of the engine and found no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive flare resulting in a hard landing. Factors were the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, the power lines on final approach and the dark night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA059
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 06:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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