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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24 · Waverly, VA · May 31, 1991

Date: May 31, 1991 · 20:05 local
Place: Waverly, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7929P
Reported as: Piper PA24
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 265 total216 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N7929PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3163 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Oil pressure dropping en route. Engine quit. Landed in corn field with gear up. Oil line was broken.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE DROPPING EN ROUTE. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN CORN FIELD WITH GEAR UP. OIL LINE WAS BROKEN.

Other reports on N7929P · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19870921073479ITouch And Go Landing · Charlottesville, VAPracticing takeoffs and landings. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.Sep 21, 1987 · Minor damage Incident 19780712043329ILevel Off Touchdown · Charlottesville, VAGear had to be extended manually. Manual extension handle travel obstructed by avionics. Could have been done.Jul 12, 1978 · Minor damage