# Accident 19900206002299A: Piper PA28180, South Webster, OH, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: South Webster, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8097° N, 82.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8097&lon=-82.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5236L-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 60 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206002299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH ENGINE CASE. COLLAPSED GEAR ON FORCED LANDING. ROD BOLTS ON NR2 ROD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA076), Feb 6, 1990: Piper PA28-180 (N5236L), South Webster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA IS A FACTOR.

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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