30.5880° N, 96.3625° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EASTERWOOD FLD (CLL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 28, 1989 · 05:53 local
Place
College Station, TX
Airport
Easterwood Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8250T
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Engine problem. After touchdown engine seized. Exhaust valve head in NR3 cylinder had broken off.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE PROBLEM. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ENGINE SEIZED. EXHAUST VALVE HEAD IN NR3 CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF.