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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Oldsmar, FL · September 15, 1983

Date: September 15, 1983 · 14:00 local
Place: Oldsmar, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N108AV
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N108AVRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415573 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine seized on vectors to ILS. Landed in a race track and hit a ditch. Crankcase oil seal failed. Lost oil.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED ON VECTORS TO ILS. LANDED IN A RACE TRACK AND HIT A DITCH. CRANKCASE OIL SEAL FAILED. LOST OIL.