KENTLAND, IN, USA
N23781
PIPER PA-38-112
PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER APPROX. 10 TO 30 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG THE LEFT SIDE AND APPROX. 1500 FEET DOWN THE 3500-FOOT RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PROPELLER HAD BROKEN OFF THE CRANKSHAFT AND A PORTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE WAS BENT AFT. A 1/2-INCH GOUGE IN THE RUNWAY NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS REPORTED. THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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