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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Mullica Hill, NJ · May 1, 1996

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Date: May 1, 1996 · 08:30 local
Place: Mullica Hill, NJ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7567J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N7567JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30946 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine 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: THE PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT.--AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON FINAL ROLLOUT--FAA ADVISED AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS ENGINE WILL BE CONDUCTED--FAA INSPECTED FOR ADEQUATE FUEL IN BOTH MAIN TANKS AND CHECKED OPERATION OF ALL ENGINE CONTROLS THAT OPERATED NORMAL. 20 MAY 1996 ENGINE RUNUP PERFORMED--ENGINE WOULD NOT START--BYPASSED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND GRAVITY FEED METHOD WAS USED-ENGINE PERFORMED PER ENGINE MFG. SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. 30 MAY, 1996 FUEL PUMP P/N LW-15473 WAS DISASSEMBLED BY DAWN AERONAUTICS AND WITNESSED BY FAA INSPECTOR JOSEPH M RADOSKY PHILA FSDO-17 AND AIRCRAFT OWNER JOSEPH LISA. THE FOLLOWING FACTS WERE FOUND DURING DISASSEMBLY a. THREE 1/4 INCH CUTS IN DIAPHRAGM COMPLETELY THRU WITHIN ONE INCH DIA. b. ONE 3/4 INCH O.D. NEOPRENE WASHER APPROX. .030 THICK, THIS WASHER WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE OUT PORT TO THE CARB. 4 JUNE 1996 THE DISASSEMBLED FUEL PUMP WAS TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2 AND A COMPLETE SET OF PHOTO'S SHOWING DISASSEMBLY AND SHIPPED TO FUEL PUMP MFG. LYCOMING IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS FUEL PUMP WILL BE CONDUCTED BY HARRISBURG FSDO ON PTRS - EA139604087 THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED BY PHILA. FSDO - 17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT.--AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON FINAL ROLLOUT--FAA ADVISED AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS ENGINE WILL BE CONDUCTED--FAA INSPECTED FOR ADEQUATE FUEL IN BOTH MAIN TANKS AND CHECKED OPERATION OF ALL ENGINE CONTROLS THAT OPERATED NORMAL. 20 MAY 1996 ENGINE RUNUP PERFORMED--ENGINE WOULD NOT START--BYPASSED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND GRAVITY FEED METHOD WAS USED-ENGINE PERFORMED PER ENGINE MFG. SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. 30 MAY, 1996 FUEL PUMP P/N LW-15473 WAS DISASSEMBLED BY DAWN AERONAUTICS AND WITNESSED BY FAA INSPECTOR JOSEPH M RADOSKY PHILA FSDO-17 AND AIRCRAFT OWNER JOSEPH LISA. THE FOLLOWING FACTS WERE FOUND DURING DISASSEMBLY a. THREE 1/4 INCH CUTS IN DIAPHRAGM COMPLETELY THRU WITHIN ONE INCH DIA. b. ONE 3/4 INCH O.D. NEOPRENE WASHER APPROX. .030 THICK, THIS WASHER WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE OUT PORT TO THE CARB. 4 JUNE 1996 THE DISASSEMBLED FUEL PUMP WAS TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2 AND A COMPLETE SET OF PHOTO'S SHOWING DISASSEMBLY AND SHIPPED TO FUEL PUMP MFG. LYCOMING IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS FUEL PUMP WILL BE CONDUCTED BY HARRISBURG FSDO ON PTRS - EA139604087 THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED BY PHILA. FSDO - 17.