19870517038449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Turlock, CA · May 17, 1987

Date
May 17, 1987 · 09:15 local
Place
Turlock, CA
Airport
Turlock Airpark
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38458
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA208
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
530 total460 in this make and model

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What happened

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

The engine lost power and the aircraft overran the runway on landing. An exhaust valve failed from metal fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILED FROM METAL FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

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