# Accident 19960222002449A: Piper PA36300, Andrews, TX, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Airport: Andrews County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3201° N, 102.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3201&lon=-102.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57828-2006-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,768 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222002449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, SHUT DOWN, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ENGINE OVERHAUL.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BLEW OIL ONTO THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD.  THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD.  AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT AN INCORRECT CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING THE OVERHAUL, AND THE SEAL HAD BECOME DISLODGED DURING THE FLIGHT.  IN ADDITION, CRANSHAFT AND CRANKCASE DAMAGE WAS FOUND, AND THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF MISALIGNMENT OF THE CRANKCASE HALVES DURING A PREVIOUS MODIFICATION.

## 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 FTW96LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA126), Feb 22, 1996: Piper PA-36-300 (N57828), Andrews, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanic's improper overhaul of the engine. Factors were: the pilot in command's inability to maintain visual lookout due to oil on the windscreen and unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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