41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 21, 1991 · 13:26 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CFOYA
Reported as
Piper PA23235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B1A5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total30 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
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.
Pilot declared emergency due to fumes and hydraulic failure. Landed safely. Engine had broken exhaust valve.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO FUMES AND HYDRAULIC FAILURE. LANDED SAFELY. ENGINE HAD BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.