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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Cameron, MO · August 22, 1998

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Date
August 22, 1998 · 08:58 local
Place
Cameron, MO
Airport
Cameron Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N235DA
Reported as
Piper PA28235
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
321 total17 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N235DARegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2001 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10968 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 08-22-98, at about 8:45 a.m., aircraft departed roosterville (MO10) enroute to Cameron, MO for a sightseeing/photography trip. While over the town of Cameron the pilot noticed that the oil pressure gauge was indicating zero. Aircraft was immediately turned towards Cameron (ezz) and into a long left base for runway 17. At this time a loud "bang" was heard followed by severe engine vibration. Pilot stated that he realized the aircraft was not going to make the runway at ezz and decided a corn field would make a better emergency landing area than the other option, which was a bean field. Aircraft landed in the corn field, one quarter mile north of ezz, with no injury to pilot or passenger and minor aircraft damage. Aircraft engine was disassembled to the extent necessary to determine that the engine falure was due to engine oil starvation. There were no external holes in the engine case and no signs of oil loss indicated on the aircraft. The cause of oil starvation can not be determined at this time. Incident #CE981GA0114 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08-22-98, AT ABOUT 8:45 A.M., AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROOSTERVILLE (MO10) ENROUTE TO CAMERON, MO FOR A SIGHTSEEING/PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP. WHILE OVER THE TOWN OF CAMERON THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING ZERO. AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS CAMERON (EZZ) AND INTO A LONG LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17. AT THIS TIME A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. PILOT STATED THAT HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT EZZ AND DECIDED A CORN FIELD WOULD MAKE A BETTER EMERGENCY LANDING AREA THAN THE OTHER OPTION, WHICH WAS A BEAN FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CORN FIELD, ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH OF EZZ, WITH NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THAT THE ENGINE FALURE WAS DUE TO ENGINE OIL STARVATION. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL HOLES IN THE ENGINE CASE AND NO SIGNS OF OIL LOSS INDICATED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE CAUSE OF OIL STARVATION CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. INCIDENT #CE981GA0114 IS CLOSED.