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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA32RT300 · Independence, MO · September 1, 2000

Date: September 1, 2000 · 21:00 local
Place: Independence, MO
Airport: Independence Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: C13A
Aircraft: N28WC
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total9,000 in this make and model373 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)Pilot in command departed Kansas city downtown airport (mkc) on a flight to st. louis downtown-parks airport (cps). The engine lost oil pressure while climbing through 4,000 MSL and the pilot made a successful night forced landing at the Independence Memorial Airport (31P) without damage or injury. Investigation revealed a loss of oil pressure from a faulty oil filter converter plate gasket, Textron Lycoming part no. LW-13388. Emergency AD2000-18-53, addressing the oil filter converter plate gasket, was issued September 5, 2000 due to several reports of gasket failures. The operator in submitting FAA form 8010-4, malfunction or defect report. Mci-fsdo incident number CE2000IGA084 is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC) ON A FLIGHT TO ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT (CPS). THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4,000 MSL AND THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT FORCED LANDING AT THE INDEPENDENCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (31P) WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FROM A FAULTY OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKET, TEXTRON LYCOMING PART NO. LW-13388. EMERGENCY AD2000-18-53, ADDRESSING THE OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKET, WAS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 DUE TO SEVERAL REPORTS OF GASKET FAILURES. THE OPERATOR IN SUBMITTING FAA FORM 8010-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT. MCI-FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER CE2000IGA084 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.