19960122002289I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24180 · Upland, CA · January 22, 1996

Date: January 22, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Upland, CA
Airport: Cable Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5114P
Reported as: Piper PA24180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total450 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N5114PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-126 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: the pilot reported that during climb out at around four thousand feet he started experiencing severe engine vibration and noise. He stated that the engine oil pressure and temperature indication was normal but that the RPM indication was very erratic. He said he retarded the throttle position to near idle, turned the aircraft around and successfully returned to the airport. After landing and with the engine at idle he taxied the aircraft off the runway and then shut down the engine. There were no injuries to the occupants as a result of this incident. Subsequent inspection of the engine after removal of a cylinder revealed internal engine failure. The engine had approximately 1050 hours since its last major overhaul and it is not known at this time what caused the failure. The owner will submit a malfunction or defect report after a more detailed inspection of the engine is completed. There was no pilot deviation. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AT AROUND FOUR THOUSAND FEET HE STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND NOISE. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE INDICATION WAS NORMAL BUT THAT THE RPM INDICATION WAS VERY ERRATIC. HE SAID HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE POSITION TO NEAR IDLE, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING AND WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER REMOVAL OF A CYLINDER REVEALED INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1050 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST MAJOR OVERHAUL AND IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE OWNER WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT AFTER A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IS COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.