19780504009119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Washington, IA · May 4, 1978

Date
May 4, 1978
Place
Washington, IA
Airport
Washington
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2DP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78FCD19
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
522 total111 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prop went to high pitch on tkof. Metal particles frm eng found in eng crankcase had been welded

As the FAA filed it

PROP WENT TO HIGH PITCH ON TKOF.METAL PARTICLES FRM ENG FOUND IN ENG CRANKCASE HAD BEEN WELDED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.