# Incident 19960606018059I: Namer T28B, Stagecoach, NV, June 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1996, 14:48 local time
- Place: Stagecoach, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3656° N, 119.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stagecoach, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3656&lon=-119.3832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28YF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28YF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American / Weaver N A T-28D (registry code 6402525, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-weaver-n-a-t-28d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182085
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,452 total, 330 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606018059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 FEET MSL, PILOT WILLIAM B. SCOTT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. CANOPY WAS OPENED AND ALL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES CHECKED NORMAL. WITHIN SECONDS THE MAGNETIC CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS EVIDENT ON THE WINDSHIELD SO THE PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE SILVER SPRINGS, NV AIRPORT. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SEIZED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS TURNED TO OFF, PROP CONTROL WAS PULLED BACK, AND A WHEELS UP LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON A DRY LAKE BED AS THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE UNKNOWN. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES UP FROM THE BASE. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.

## Other reports on N28YF (1)

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

- [Accident 20000925028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000925028339A), Sep 25, 2000: N28YF, Heber, UT, No damage. (-23) On September 25, 2000, at approx. 1045 MDT, a north American T-28D, N28YF, registered to and operated by pilot, nose gear snapped off a/c during 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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