19870417018289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Las Vegas, NV · April 17, 1987

Date
April 17, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N90518
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87IA084
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total900 in this make and model17 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.

Left engine secured after paint on cowl peeled. Found turbo oil line failed allowing oil to contact exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE SECURED AFTER PAINT ON COWL PEELED. FOUND TURBO OIL LINE FAILED ALLOWING OIL TO CONTACT EXHAUST.

NTSB investigation

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