# Incident 19960321011259I: Piper PA28R200, Fayetteville, NC, March 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1996, 11:58 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9912° N, 78.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTEVILLE RGNL/GRANNIS FLD (FAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9912&lon=-78.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4875T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875T-2022-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321011259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM FAYETTEVILLE (FAY), CREW DEPARTED TO THE SOUTHEAST PRACTICE AREA FOR PILOT TRAINING. AFTER LEVELING AT 2500 FEET, PILOT NOTICED A PROP SURGE AND LOSS OF POWER. CREW QUICKLY REALIZED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND DECIDED ON A FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND. PILOT LANDED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD AND ON ROLL-OUT, A SMALL DITCH CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS NOSE GEAR AND PROP DAMAGE BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO INCORRECT OIL QUICK DRAIN INSTALLED DURING OIL CHANGE THAT SAME DAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^

## Other reports on N4875T (2)

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

- [Incident 19971125041909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125041909I), Nov 25, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N4875T), Bladen Co, NC. Narrative: during flight from Conway county airport (cyw) to fayetteville municipal airport (fay) pilot experienced rough running engine. Pilot stated that…
- [Incident 19790106001139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001139I), Jan 6, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N4875T), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Zw pilot unable to get safe light for right main, collapsed. Internal leak in power pack, emergency system ok.

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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