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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Springfield, MO · October 25, 1998

Date: October 25, 1998 · 18:45 local
Place: Springfield, MO
Airport: Springfield Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N191BC
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N191BCRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435088 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While in cruise flight the pilot noticed faint mist or smoke in the cockpit. He opened the side vent window and the smoke dissipated. Soon afterwards smoke re-appeared and he opened the remaining fresh air vents. At that ime he noticed the engine oil pressure had dropped to zero and the engine was surging and over speeding. He advised the tower of his emergency and was cleared to land. When landing was assured he reduced power and the engine siezed. The pilot reached the runway and landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED FAINT MIST OR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. HE OPENED THE SIDE VENT WINDOW AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. SOON AFTERWARDS SMOKE RE-APPEARED AND HE OPENED THE REMAINING FRESH AIR VENTS. AT THAT IME HE NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE WAS SURGING AND OVER SPEEDING. HE ADVISED THE TOWER OF HIS EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. WHEN LANDING WAS ASSURED HE REDUCED POWER AND THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE PILOT REACHED THE RUNWAY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N191BC · 2

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

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