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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Rockhill, SC · August 8, 2000

Date: August 8, 2000 · 00:01 local
Place: Rockhill, SC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SX0A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N165R
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N165RRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R7885217 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On 8-8-00 at 0001 hours, N165R, a Piper PA32-RT-300, was on a flight from charlotte, NC to columiba, SC. South of Rockhill, SC the engine lost oil pressure and suffered a catostrophic engine failure. The pilot, privacy data omitted, made an off airport landing without incident on SC hwy 72, 3 miles north of intersection of SC hwy 901 and hwy 72 in Rockhill, SC. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained only minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 8-8-00 AT 0001 HOURS, N165R, A PIPER PA32-RT-300, WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTE, NC TO COLUMIBA, SC. SOUTH OF ROCKHILL, SC THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SUFFERED A CATOSTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT ON SC HWY 72, 3 MILES NORTH OF INTERSECTION OF SC HWY 901 AND HWY 72 IN ROCKHILL, SC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.