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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Duck Creek, UT · September 18, 1998

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Date
September 18, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Duck Creek, UT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8252S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA404
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,184 total140 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N8252SRegistration cancelled May 8, 2000 · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8031170Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T

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What happened

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

Acft esper an engine failure in flight and made an emergency landing on a road, the acft struck a guard rail on landing causing substantial damage, (-23) during cruise at 12,500 feet in VFR conditions, the pilot, Mr. Hanson, noticed the manifold pressure had dropped from 32 down to 25. Mr. Hanson increased throttle with no results. Shortly thereafter the powerplant began losing power. Mr. Hanson noticed a dirt road below him and descended to land on it. As the pilot prepared the aircraft for landing, he dropped the gear and determined that the aircraft had minimal power. Mr. Hanson landed the aircraft on the dirt road and during the landing roll, both wings struck two posts attached to a cattle guard. The powreplant stropped without any pilot action. The subsequent investigation of the teledyne Continental TSIO360FB s/n 310502 revealed the #3 cylinder rocker arm had come loose and the studs pulled out of the cylinder. An FAA form 8101-4, malfunction or defect report was prepared and submitted by the cooperating repair station.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ESPER AN ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, THE ACFT STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, (-23) DURING CRUISE AT 12,500 FEET IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE PILOT, MR. HANSON, NOTICED THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE HAD DROPPED FROM 32 DOWN TO 25. MR. HANSON INCREASED THROTTLE WITH NO RESULTS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE POWERPLANT BEGAN LOSING POWER. MR. HANSON NOTICED A DIRT ROAD BELOW HIM AND DESCENDED TO LAND ON IT. AS THE PILOT PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, HE DROPPED THE GEAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINIMAL POWER. MR. HANSON LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DIRT ROAD AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, BOTH WINGS STRUCK TWO POSTS ATTACHED TO A CATTLE GUARD. THE POWREPLANT STROPPED WITHOUT ANY PILOT ACTION. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL TSIO360FB S/N 310502 REVEALED THE #3 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM HAD COME LOOSE AND THE STUDS PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER. AN FAA FORM 8101-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE COOPERATING REPAIR STATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA404Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDuck Creek, UTLoose intake valve rocker arm studs that allowed a loss of compression and a loss of oil. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing and poles next to a cattle guard.Sep 18, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8252S · 2

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

Accident 19990523021969AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Great Bend, KSOn may 23, 1999, approximately 1005 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-28RT-201T, N8252S, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with level terrain near Great Bend, Kansas. The personal flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot had…May 23, 1999 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 19901031063379IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Denver, COElectrical failure. Manually lowered gear. Gear collapsed on rollout. Found alternator cable broken.Oct 31, 1990 · Minor damage