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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Madison Lake, MN · April 27, 1996

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Date
April 27, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place
Madison Lake, MN
Airport
Valley News Co-Lake Washington
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N33047
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
525 total123 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N33047Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535111 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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: during VFR cruise from faribault, MN to slayton, MN pilot observed a decrease in oil pressure. Pilot attempted to land at a closer airport - mankato - than his destination but engine failed. Pilot made an emergency landing on a township highway 5 miles east of mankato airport, near Madison Lake. There were no injuries nor was the aircraft damaged. Loss of engine oil was probably through the prop governor which I observed the control head had separated from the gov. Body due apparently to an improperly secured locking device.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING VFR CRUISE FROM FARIBAULT, MN TO SLAYTON, MN PILOT OBSERVED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A CLOSER AIRPORT - MANKATO - THAN HIS DESTINATION BUT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY 5 MILES EAST OF MANKATO AIRPORT, NEAR MADISON LAKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED. LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WAS PROBABLY THROUGH THE PROP GOVERNOR WHICH I OBSERVED THE CONTROL HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GOV. BODY DUE APPARENTLY TO AN IMPROPERLY SECURED LOCKING DEVICE.