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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601 · Findlay, OH · May 8, 1997

Date: May 8, 1997 · 01:50 local
Place: Findlay, OH
Airport: Findlay
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GXPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N160GA
Reported as: Piper PA60601
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,553 total198 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Narrative: on 05/08/97,privacy data omitted air transport pilot (ATP)privacy data omitteddeparted monroe, MI, (ttf) at 0135, EDT in a Piper (PA-60), N160GA, ser #60-0021-50 enroute to louisville, KY (sdf) for a FAR 91 repositioning flight. The aircraft is operated by grand aire, a 14CFR 135 cargo operator, cert #GXPA543E. At 0150 EDT, 6 NM north of Findlay, OH Mr. Sweeney stated that the right engine quit, he then landed on runway 18 at Findlay, OH (fdy). During landing rollout the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries. Subsequent inspection of N160GA by ASI jay c. wilkins of the cmh FSDO discovered that the right magneto apparently seized and this caused the engine to quit. Additionally, the nosewheel had not been locked over center because the right engine operates the only hydraulic pump.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 05/08/97,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIR TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP)^PRIVACY DATA OM^DEPARTED MONROE, MI, (TTF) AT 0135, EDT IN A PIPER (PA-60), N160GA, SER #60-0021-50 ENROUTE TO LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF) FOR A FAR 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY GRAND AIRE, A 14CFR 135 CARGO OPERATOR, CERT #GXPA543E. AT 0150 EDT, 6 NM NORTH OF FINDLAY, OH MR. SWEENEY STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT, HE THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT FINDLAY, OH (FDY). DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF N160GA BY ASI JAY C. WILKINS OF THE CMH FSDO DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO APPARENTLY SEIZED AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE NOSEWHEEL HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OVER CENTER BECAUSE THE RIGHT ENGINE OPERATES THE ONLY HYDRAULIC PUMP.