BENTON HARBOR, MI, USA
N7681J
PIPER PA-28R-180
WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE THE PILOT TRIED TO DECREASE POWER TO CRUISE CLIMB BUT HAD TO REDUCE POWER MORE TO CONTROL THE PROPELLER RPM. THE PILOT DECREASED THE POWER ONCE AGAIN AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOCCER FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, THEN TWO TELEPHONE POLES AND FINALLY CAME TO REST AGAINST A PARKED VEHICLE. POST ACC EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS ON CYLINDERS #3 & 4. NO REASON FOR THE LACK OF PROP CONTROL WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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