# Accident 19910402026039A: Piper PA28181, Vero Beach, FL, April 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1991, 21:15 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7208° N, 80.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7208&lon=-80.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8156E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 121 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402026039A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT GEAR DOWEL FAILED CAUSING POWER LOSS AND FORCED LANDING. GEAR NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED ON ENGINE OVERHAUL.

## 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 MIA91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA115), Apr 3, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N8156E), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF A SERVICE BULLETIN DURING THE MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE TO DETECT A FOREIGN OBJECT UNDER THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR. AS…

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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