# Incident 19910531018749I: Piper PA24, Waverly, VA, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 20:05 local time
- Place: Waverly, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0340° N, 77.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0340&lon=-77.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7929P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7929P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 216 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018749I

## Narrative

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

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 19870921073479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921073479I), Sep 21, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7929P), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. Practicing takeoffs and landings. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780712043329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712043329I), Jul 12, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N7929P), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. Gear had to be extended manually. Manual extension handle travel obstructed by avionics. Could have been done.

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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