19890320004199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Kershaw, SC · March 20, 1989

Date
March 20, 1989 · 22:45 local
Place
Kershaw, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ETNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N390G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA110
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,283 total125 in this make and model161 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.

Crankshaft gear dowell pin sheared. Struck trees on forced landing. Gear not reworked after prior prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

CRANKSHAFT GEAR DOWELL PIN SHEARED. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. GEAR NOT REWORKED AFTER PRIOR PROP STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

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