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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Dequeen, AR · May 18, 2000

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Date
May 18, 2000 · 14:20 local
Place
Dequeen, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9350J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N9350JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3448 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Piper PA-28, N9350J, was enroute on a VFR flight plan with an instrument instructor (CFI) accompanying the non-instrument rated owner/pilot. CFI changed flight plan to IFR during enroute phase due to changing weather conditions. During flight in clouds the vacuum pump impeller shaft failed,rendering the artifical horizon and directional gyro inoperative. The CFI acted as pilot in command and landed the airplane without incident. The pilot/owner of the airplane had the vacuum pump impeler shaft replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PIPER PA-28, N9350J, WAS ENROUTE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ACCOMPANYING THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED OWNER/PILOT. CFI CHANGED FLIGHT PLAN TO IFR DURING ENROUTE PHASE DUE TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. DURING FLIGHT IN CLOUDS THE VACUUM PUMP IMPELLER SHAFT FAILED,RENDERING THE ARTIFICAL HORIZON AND DIRECTIONAL GYRO INOPERATIVE. THE CFI ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE HAD THE VACUUM PUMP IMPELER SHAFT REPLACED.