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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28R200 · Ogden, UT · November 24, 1996

Date: November 24, 1996 · 12:45 local
Place: Ogden, UT
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4830T
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 730 total80 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Narrative: on November 23, 1996 at 1245 MDT, a Piper PA-28R-200, piloted by joseph navitskis experienced engine trouble during climbout from Ogden airport. Climbing to 6500 feet MSL, the engine RPM raced from 2500 to 3000, then back to 2500. Attempts to control engine speed were unsuccessful. The student pilot, steve wilson, noticed the oil pressure was at zero. A few seconds later the engine began to vibrate violently. At 500 feet AGL the mixture and fuel valve was shut off. The gear was extended using emergency procedures. Ogden airport was notified of the situation. The aircraft landed in a field approximately 7 miles northwest of the Ogden VOR. The cowling was removed to reveal both case halves were cracked on the top side. The engine is a Lycoming IO-360-C1C, s/n L-23072-51A, with approximately 1600 hours. M & d report is in process, engine shipped to Lycoming for inspection. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 23, 1996 AT 1245 MDT, A PIPER PA-28R-200, PILOTED BY JOSEPH NAVITSKIS EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE DURING CLIMBOUT FROM OGDEN AIRPORT. CLIMBING TO 6500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE RPM RACED FROM 2500 TO 3000, THEN BACK TO 2500. ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL ENGINE SPEED WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE STUDENT PILOT, STEVE WILSON, NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT ZERO. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. AT 500 FEET AGL THE MIXTURE AND FUEL VALVE WAS SHUT OFF. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. OGDEN AIRPORT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE OGDEN VOR. THE COWLING WAS REMOVED TO REVEAL BOTH CASE HALVES WERE CRACKED ON THE TOP SIDE. THE ENGINE IS A LYCOMING IO-360-C1C, S/N L-23072-51A, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. M & D REPORT IS IN PROCESS, ENGINE SHIPPED TO LYCOMING FOR INSPECTION. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.