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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · La Verne, CA · August 5, 2000

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Date
August 5, 2000 · 16:56 local
Place
La Verne, CA
Airport
Brackett Field Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47455
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N47455Registration cancelled Aug 26, 2009 · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7737163 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On 8/5/00 the company pilot was giving a check out to an aircraft renter. On the second touch and go going through climbout, the left side of the cowling opened. The pilot declared an emergency and the aircraft returned to the originating airport, Brackett airport, La Verne, CA. The pilot reported that the cowling stayed with the aircraft till ground effect then it deaprted without hitting the aircraft. Investigation of this incident showed that the left side had been improperly attached. Interview with the pilot in command and maintenance department claimed the other failed to properly attach the cowling. Following the interviews, this office made a safety recommendation to company management,to publish a procedure to all aircraft renters,and maintenance technicians to follow when removing cowlings and the importance of being able to identify an improperly secured cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 8/5/00 THE COMPANY PILOT WAS GIVING A CHECK OUT TO AN AIRCRAFT RENTER. ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO GOING THROUGH CLIMBOUT, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COWLING OPENED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATING AIRPORT, BRACKETT AIRPORT, LA VERNE, CA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE COWLING STAYED WITH THE AIRCRAFT TILL GROUND EFFECT THEN IT DEAPRTED WITHOUT HITTING THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT SHOWED THAT THE LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ATTACHED. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THE OTHER FAILED TO PROPERLY ATTACH THE COWLING. FOLLOWING THE INTERVIEWS, THIS OFFICE MADE A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO COMPANY MANAGEMENT,TO PUBLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALL AIRCRAFT RENTERS,AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS TO FOLLOW WHEN REMOVING COWLINGS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY AN IMPROPERLY SECURED COWLING.