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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Joliet, IL · March 1, 1995

Date: March 1, 1995 · 17:30 local
Place: Joliet, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1978J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA097
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 823 total415 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N1978JRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 1996 · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R7885223 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300

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What happened

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

Low fuel pressure and power loss. Landed on a road. Struck embankment. NR4 cylinder separated studs had broken. (-23) aircraft was on an IFR flight plan on mar. 1, 1995 from dupage airport, west chicago, IL to bloomington, IL. Shortly after leaving dupage engine began to run rough. Subsequently, a loud bang was heard and the engine quit. Pilot elected to land on a frontage road near I-55 in Joliet, IL. After landing, during rollout, aircraft hit embankment at a curve in the road. Pilot nor his passenger were injured but aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND POWER LOSS. LANDED ON A ROAD. STRUCK EMBANKMENT. NR4 CYLINDER SEPARATED STUDS HAD BROKEN. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON MAR. 1, 1995 FROM DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO, IL TO BLOOMINGTON, IL. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING DUPAGE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SUBSEQUENTLY, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A FRONTAGE ROAD NEAR I-55 IN JOLIET, IL. AFTER LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT HIT EMBANKMENT AT A CURVE IN THE ROAD. PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED BUT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJoliet, ILthe failure of the number four cylinder due to a loose cylinder hold down stud. A factor in the accident was the embankment.Mar 1, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1978J · 1

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

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