19810612054469I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Midland, TX · June 12, 1981

Date
June 12, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3000F
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total550 in this make and model100 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.

Bang and oil pressure loss in right engine, secured engine. Landed at destination. Broken rod bearing cap bolt.

As the FAA filed it

BANG AND OIL PRESSURE LOSS IN RIGHT ENGINE, SECURED ENGINE. LANDED AT DESTINATION. BROKEN ROD BEARING CAP BOLT.