# Incident 19851225067959I: Piper PA20S, Millington, TN, December 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Millington, TN
- Airport: Memphis Naval Air Station
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3337° N, 89.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3337&lon=-89.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5628Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5628Z-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20S
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851225067959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUMES IN COCKPIT, OIL ON WINDSHIELD, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. LANDED AFTER DECLARING EMERGENCY ON A NAVY AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N5628Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870302027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302027139I), Mar 2, 1987: Piper PA22108 (N5628Z), Lexington, TN, Minor damage. The engine failed during landing flare. The gascolator was full of water. STC for auto gas.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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