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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Rochester, NY · May 30, 1999

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Date
May 30, 1999 · 07:00 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N15703
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N15703Registered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7305125 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Sunday, may 30, 1999, at 0700 EDT, a Piper pa 28-180, N15703, registered to bill law aviation, was cleared to land at the Rochester international airport. The pilot experienced a rough running engine and noticed the engine oil pressure dropped to zero. The engine stopped running in flight. The pilot declared an emergency and landed on a shopping mall's parking lot. There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft. The aircraft's engine was taken to a repair shop in palmyra, new york for disassembly. The disassembly revealed cylinder #1 connecting rod cap was flat. The cylinders #1 and #3 connecting rods were discolored from excessive heat. Cylinder #3'S connecting rod cap was center melted. The cylinder #1 connecting rod, after separating from the connecting cap, cracked the bottom forward engine case. All engine oil was lost through the damaged engine case. Portions of the cylinders #1 and #3 connecting rod bearings melted to the crankshaft journals. Cylinders #2 and #4 had indications of being lubricated. The #1 and #3 connecting rod bearings spun on the crankshaft creating friction and excessive heat. The torque wrenches used to assemble the engine were not calibra ted. The engine is considered unservicable. privacy data omitted The incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1999, AT 0700 EDT, A PIPER PA 28-180, N15703, REGISTERED TO BILL LAW AVIATION, WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON A SHOPPING MALL'S PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN PALMYRA, NEW YORK FOR DISASSEMBLY. THE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED CYLINDER #1 CONNECTING ROD CAP WAS FLAT. THE CYLINDERS #1 AND #3 CONNECTING RODS WERE DISCOLORED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. CYLINDER #3'S CONNECTING ROD CAP WAS CENTER MELTED. THE CYLINDER #1 CONNECTING ROD, AFTER SEPARATING FROM THE CONNECTING CAP, CRACKED THE BOTTOM FORWARD ENGINE CASE.ALL ENGINE OIL WAS LOST THROUGH THE DAMAGED ENGINE CASE. PORTIONS OF THE CYLINDERS #1 AND #3 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS MELTED TO THE CRANKSHAFT JOURNALS. CYLINDERS #2 AND #4 HAD INDICATIONS OF BEING LUBRICATED. THE #1 AND #3 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS SPUN ON THE CRANKSHAFT CREATING FRICTION AND EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE TORQUE WRENCHES USED TO ASSEMBLE THE ENGINE WERE NOT CALIBRA TED. THE ENGINE IS CONSIDERED UNSERVICABLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.