# Incident 19960326010039I: Piper PA28180, Stedman, NC, March 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1996, 18:36 local time
- Place: Stedman, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0135° N, 78.7001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stedman, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0135&lon=-78.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7076W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076W-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960326010039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 23, 1996, A PIPER PA-28-180, N7076, PILOT FREDDIE DAVIS WITH A MECHANIC, ALFRED G. BAILEY, ON BOARD AS PASSENGER WAS OVER STEDMAN, NC ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AT 1700 FEET MSL. CONTACTED FAYETTEVILLE ATCT TO CHECK HAND-HELD RADIOS AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 700 FEET AGL. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A KNOCKING AND SMELLED SMOKE AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOFT DIRT FIELD. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND TWO HOLES IN THE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE #2 CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. HOWEVER, WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE HOLES IN THE CRANKCASE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT ANNUAL/100-HOUR INSPECTION ON THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME HAD BEEN ON NOVEMBER 24, 1986. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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