# Incident 20000901031129I: Piper PA32RT300, Independence, MO, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Independence Memorial Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C13A
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 373 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901031129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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