19820105000289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Gastonia, NC · January 5, 1982

Date
January 5, 1982 · 12:50 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2139T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA028
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,525 total3,000 in this make and model268 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landed due engine surge. Checked mags then departed. Witness saw oil leak. Engine seized. Oil filter misaligned.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DUE ENGINE SURGE. CHECKED MAGS THEN DEPARTED. WITNESS SAW OIL LEAK. ENGINE SEIZED. OIL FILTER MISALIGNED.

NTSB investigation

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