# Incident 20000229000839I: Piper PA28161, Homestead, FL, February 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2000, 20:15 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead Genrl Aviation Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9225N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9225N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229000839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSPECTED ACCIDENT SITE ON 3-1-00 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500. AW INSPECTOR GLJ INSPECTED ENGINE OIL SUPPLY AND NOTED NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE DIP STICK WAS SECURED IN PLACE. INSPECTED OIL LINE. THE OIL RETURN LINE "B" NUT ON THE OUTLET SIDE OF THE OIL COOLER WAS FINGER TIGHT. EXAMINED THE OIL LEAKAGE PATTERN FROM OIL COOLER LINE TO ENGINE BAY AND THE LEAKAGE PATTERN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION REVEALED A SLOW OIL LEAK. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, WHICH LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N9225N (3)

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

- [Incident 20210121000519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210121000519I), Jan 21, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N9225N), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. N9225N was struck by bird on takeoff roll, takeoff aborted.
- [Incident 20100115026129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100115026129I), Jan 15, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N9225N), Crescent City, FL, No damage. During flight, at approximately 1000 feet altitude, Mr. Simon davis, the pilot in command heard a loud bang and notices an immediate lost of engine power…
- [Accident 19990105000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105000169A), Jan 5, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N9225N), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot called mia afss on phk rco 122.35 at 1848Z. Reported having accident on deptg rwy 35 at phk, pilot said he was not injured. Acft off side of rwy 35…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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