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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Osage Beach, MO · August 17, 1998

Date: August 17, 1998 · 11:00 local
Place: Osage Beach, MO
Airport: Linn Creek-Grand Glaize Memorial
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6523P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1C5
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total10 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N6523PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1645 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed Osage Beach (K15) on runway 14 enroute to Kansas city, Missouri. Upon climbout at approximately 3000 feet and five miles from K15 a loud engine bang was heard. This was followed by a quanity of oil spray, which covered the engine cowl and aircraft windshield. An emergency landing was made a K15 with no injuries to pilot or passengers. Engine tear down revealed many pieces of the engine oil quanity dip stick in the oil pan. Further investigation showed that the dip stick can be installed incorrectly causing it to be inserted into the rotating group area of the engine case. The owner stated that the dip stick has been installed incorrectly in the past to this aircaft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OSAGE BEACH (K15) ON RUNWAY 14 ENROUTE TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. UPON CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET AND FIVE MILES FROM K15 A LOUD ENGINE BANG WAS HEARD. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A QUANITY OF OIL SPRAY, WHICH COVERED THE ENGINE COWL AND AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE A K15 WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS. ENGINE TEAR DOWN REVEALED MANY PIECES OF THE ENGINE OIL QUANITY DIP STICK IN THE OIL PAN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE DIP STICK CAN BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING IT TO BE INSERTED INTO THE ROTATING GROUP AREA OF THE ENGINE CASE. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE DIP STICK HAS BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY IN THE PAST TO THIS AIRCAFT.

Other reports on N6523P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19991113031379ILevel Off Touchdown · Minden, NV(-23) On November 13, 1999, at 1745 local time Mr. Ralph a. belden made a gear up landing in his Piper PA-24 aircraft, N6523P on runway 34 at Minden-tahoe airport, Minden, NV., with minor damage and no injury to the pilot. Mr. Belden was re-examined on…Nov 13, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19970506008479IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cincinnati, OHHigh fast and touchdown midfield led to an overrun. Damaged wings. (-23) no narrative.May 6, 1997 · Minor damage Incident 19800108013679ILevel Off Touchdown · Grosse Ile, MIPilot forgot to extend landing gear.Jan 8, 1980 · Minor damage