# Incident 19951008037389I: Piper PA28R180, Tulsa, OK, October 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1995, 18:59 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859J-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,459 total, 6 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008037389I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19871205075559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205075559I), Dec 5, 1987: Piper PA28R180 (N4859J), Skiatook, OK, Minor damage. Failed to notice that student had not lowered landing gear. Landed gear up. Distracted by strong crosswind.

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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