Location: Buda, TX
Accident Number: CEN21LA031
Date & Time: October 20, 2020, 20:00 Local
Registration: N5932U
Aircraft: Piper PA28
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under:
On October 20, 2020, about 2000 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N5932U, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Buda, Texas. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight.
The flight instructor stated that while in cruise flight, the engine started to lose RPM, vibrate, and subsequently lost all power. During the night descent, the flight instructor and student coordinated to select the closest runway and attempted to land at a private airport. After noticing the airplane was not able to glide to the runway, the flight instructor forced landed in a field, which damaged the forward spar of the right wing.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N5932U
Model/Series: PA28 140
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: KAUS,495 ft msl
Observation Time: 19:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 28°C /19°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 6000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 140°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.93 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Departure Point: Bulverde, TX (1T8)
Destination: Austin, TX (KAUS)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 30.077712,-97.965563 (est)