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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Perrysburg, NY · June 19, 1999

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Date
June 19, 1999 · 09:15 local
Place
Perrysburg, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3980K
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N3980KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23867 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Saturday, June 19, 1999 at approx. 0900 local, a PA-28-140, N3980K, operated by lawrence r. stubbs, departed buffalo airfield (9G0) on a part 91 VFR flight to jamestown, NY (jhw) under VMC conditions with one passenger on board. Approx. 15 min into the flight, while in cruise, the engine started to run rough and lost power and the engine speed reduced to 1700 RPM. The pilot applied full power, full rich mixture, full carburetor heat, switched fuel tanks to the opposite tank and turned on the electric boost pump. Power continued at 1700 RPM and the aircraft continued to descend. An off-airport landing was performed with minor damage to the cowl, right windshield, and vertical stabilizer tip due to striking a single strand of electric fence. No injuries to either the pilot or passenger were reported. A weather briefing was not obtained and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft's wings and horizontal stabilizer were disassembled and the aircraft was trailered to barker, NY for repairs. Disassembly of the engine found the intake and exhaust clear, the magnetos sparking all plugs, and fuel at the carburetor bowl, fuel sump, and electric boost pump. The valve action was checked and found normal. A small amount of aluminum was found in the oil filter. The oil pump was functioning normally. The engine was removed from the aircraft and completely disassembled for overhaul. The number three cylinder intake tappet was found broken at the cam lobe in 3 pieces. The number four piston skirt had a large piece broken from the bottom of the skirt. All pieces were found in the sump. All other internal conditions were normal. Total engine time since remanufacture is 2135 hours. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted this incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1999 AT APPROX. 0900 LOCAL, A PA-28-140, N3980K, OPERATED BY LAWRENCE R. STUBBS, DEPARTED BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0) ON A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT TO JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. APPROX. 15 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT, WHILE IN CRUISE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO 1700 RPM. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, FULL RICH MIXTURE, FULL CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO THE OPPOSITE TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. POWER CONTINUED AT 1700 RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWL, RIGHT WINDSHIELD, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP DUE TO STRIKING A SINGLE STRAND OF ELECTRIC FENCE. NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE REPORTED. A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS NOT OBTAINED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DISASSEMBLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED TO BARKER, NY FOR REPAIRS. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CLEAR, THE MAGNETOS SPARKING ALL PLUGS, AND FUEL AT THE CARBURETOR BOWL, FUEL SUMP, AND ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. THE VALVE ACTION WAS CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. THE OIL PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED FOR OVERHAUL. THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER INTAKE TAPPET WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE CAM LOBE IN 3 PIECES. THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON SKIRT HAD A LARGE PIECE BROKEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIRT. ALL PIECES WERE FOUND IN THE SUMP. ALL OTHER INTERNAL CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. TOTAL ENGINE TIME SINCE REMANUFACTURE IS 2135 HOURS. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.