# Accident 19920817032019A: Piper PA24180, Russellville, AR, August 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Russellville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2701° N, 93.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2701&lon=-93.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5981P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981P-1994-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,350 total, 100 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817032019A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBING ON TEST FLIGHT. LOUD POP. LOST THRUST. LANDED HARD ON A ROAD. PROP STAKING PINS NOT INSTALLED AT 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 FTW92LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA210), Aug 17, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N5981P), Russellville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE. FACTORS WERE THE PROPELLER SYSTEM'S PITCH CHANGE MECHANISM DISCONNECTED DUE TO IMPROPER OVERHAUL AND FAILURE TO INSTALL THE STAKING PINS BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N5981P (2)

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

- [Incident 19880218012959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218012959I), Feb 18, 1988: Piper PA24 (N5981P), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot with passengers failed to lower gear. Landed with gear up. Had no pilot or medical certificates.
- [Incident 19870914065809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914065809I), Sep 14, 1987: Piper PA24 (N5981P), Georgetown, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed gear up and was abandoned on the runway. Registered owner reported aircraft sold. Pilot unknown

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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