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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18 · Rotterdam, NY · August 28, 2000

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Date
August 28, 2000 · 16:15 local
Place
Rotterdam, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3357A
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Continental C908F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total500 in this make and model
N3357ARegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-3004 · Built 1953Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On 8/28/2000 at approx. 1615 N3357A, a Piper PA-18, made an emergency landing on the nys thruway exit 25A following sudden engine failure. On 8/31/2000 inspectors from this office conducted an inspection of the aircraft, engine and maintenance records. Both magnetos were previously removed and upon inspection exhibited damage to the gear teeth high points, which were rounded and galled. The crankshaft gear and adjacent areas of the engine case housing were also damaged. The crank gear had 5 or 6 teeth missing and the remaining teeth exhibited damage similar to that found on the magneto gears. There was some galling in the housing area, adjacent to the crankshaft gear. Inspection of the maintenance records indicated that an engine overhaul was completed during the last annual inspection on 2/5/2000, with an airframe total time of 3611.5 hours, and tach time of 430.2 hours. At the time of the incident the aftt was 3636.8 hours and the tach time was 455.5 hours, or 25.3 hours since overhaul. Engine total time since new is 3418.7 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 8/28/2000 AT APPROX. 1615 N3357A, A PIPER PA-18, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE NYS THRUWAY EXIT 25A FOLLOWING SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. ON 8/31/2000 INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE PREVIOUSLY REMOVED AND UPON INSPECTION EXHIBITED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR TEETH HIGH POINTS, WHICH WERE ROUNDED AND GALLED. THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE ENGINE CASE HOUSING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE CRANK GEAR HAD 5 OR 6 TEETH MISSING AND THE REMAINING TEETH EXHIBITED DAMAGE SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND ON THE MAGNETO GEARS. THERE WAS SOME GALLING IN THE HOUSING AREA, ADJACENT TO THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THAT AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED DURING THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 2/5/2000, WITH AN AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME OF 3611.5 HOURS, AND TACH TIME OF 430.2 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AFTT WAS 3636.8 HOURS AND THE TACH TIME WAS 455.5 HOURS, OR 25.3 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. ENGINE TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW IS 3418.7 HOURS.