# Accident 19960809022729A: Piper PA28180, Midlothian, TX, August 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Eagle'S Nest Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4897° N, 96.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4897&lon=-96.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2559R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559R-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809022729A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS ON TAKEOFF, DID A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN, CRASHED SHORT OF AIRPORT IN A FIELD. (-23) PILOT TOOK OFF OUT OF A PRIVATE FIELD AT EAGLES NEST (STS6) APPROXIMATELY 0800 CST, PILOT EXPERIENCE ENGINE SPUTTERING UPON CLIMB OUT. ENGINE LOST POWER AS PILOT ATTEMPTED ATO RETURN TO AIRFIELD. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND HAD TORN OFF THE LANDING GEAR, BENT THE PROPELLER AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND AILERONS. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO APPARENT INJURIES BUT THE ONLY PASSENGER (THE PILOT'S WIFE) RECEIVED ONE MINOR STITCH IN HER LIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA343), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N2559R), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: maintenance personnel's improper engine overhaul procedures resulting in the installation of the rocker arms in reversed positions, which led to improper lubrication and binding of the exhaust…

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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