19951008037389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Tulsa, OK · October 8, 1995

Date: October 8, 1995 · 18:59 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Tulsa International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4859J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,459 total6 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N4859JRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30615 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft landed in field north of the airport following an engine failure. Preliminary investigation found number 4 connecting rod protruded the engine case, engine mount broken, and right magneto came off the mounting flange. It appears that the rear main bearing spun out of position and blocked the oil flow to the number 4 connecting rod bearing which caused it to overheat and fail. Malfunction or defect report has been requested from operator after the engine is disassembled to ascertain failure. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD NORTH OF THE AIRPORT FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD PROTRUDED THE ENGINE CASE, ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN, AND RIGHT MAGNETO CAME OFF THE MOUNTING FLANGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE REAR MAIN BEARING SPUN OUT OF POSITION AND BLOCKED THE OIL FLOW TO THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD BEARING WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM OPERATOR AFTER THE ENGINE IS DISASSEMBLED TO ASCERTAIN FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N4859J · 1

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

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