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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Osceola, NE · August 9, 1996

Date: August 9, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Osceola, NE
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WBDG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6793Z
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540G1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6793ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-2438 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming O-540-G1A5Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: just as the pilot was pulling up out of a field, oil started hitting the windshield. In about 2 minutes oil pressure started dropping. The pilot shut off the engine and landed in a bean field with minor damage done to the aircraft. Investigation revealed an oil galley plug on the front of the left case half had backed out. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: JUST AS THE PILOT WAS PULLING UP OUT OF A FIELD, OIL STARTED HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES OIL PRESSURE STARTED DROPPING. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD WITH MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN OIL GALLEY PLUG ON THE FRONT OF THE LEFT CASE HALF HAD BACKED OUT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.