# Incident 19961016038419I: Amtr PIETENPOL, Andrews, NC, October 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1990° N, 83.8262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1990&lon=-83.8262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63SB-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bachnak Stephen R PIETENPOL (registry code 704032A, https://openairdocs.org/model/bachnak-stephen-r-pietenpol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016038419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BUILDER REPLACED THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WITH A COPPER EXTENSION TUBE. THIS TUBE BROKE OFF AT THE OIL PAN AND ALLOWED THE OIL TO ESCAPE. THE ENGINE QUIT. WHILE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING HE CLIPPED POWER LINES WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE EXTENSION TUBE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF COPPER.

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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