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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Alamosa, CO · September 25, 1997

Date: September 25, 1997 · 11:07 local
Place: Alamosa, CO
Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8013J
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total500 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft N8013J departed Alamosa, Colorado September 25th, 1997 for concord, CA pilot Mr. Randall mowrey reported oil pressure loss then shut down and feathered engine and returned to Alamosa airport with out further incident. The aircraft was inspected by mechanic ronald ecord of mountain view aeromotive inc. who indicated the oil pressure loss caused the turbocharger bearing to fail by causing a loss of oil to the turbocharger. Further inspection of the engine showed metal contamination caused by the turbocharger bearing failure, no other damage to the engine or the aircraft was found at this time. Mr. Ecord will notify us of oil pump status after internal inspection of the engine is accomplished.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N8013J DEPARTED ALAMOSA, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1997 FOR CONCORD, CA PILOT MR. RANDALL MOWREY REPORTED OIL PRESSURE LOSS THEN SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ALAMOSA AIRPORT WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC RONALD ECORD OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AEROMOTIVE INC. WHO INDICATED THE OIL PRESSURE LOSS CAUSED THE TURBOCHARGER BEARING TO FAIL BY CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL TO THE TURBOCHARGER. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED METAL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY THE TURBOCHARGER BEARING FAILURE, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT THIS TIME. MR. ECORD WILL NOTIFY US OF OIL PUMP STATUS AFTER INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IS ACCOMPLISHED.