# Incident 20000905030869I: Piper PA32R300, Albany, MO, September 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2000, 15:55 local time
- Place: Albany, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DD5A
- Location: 40.2479° N, 94.3335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2479&lon=-94.3335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47977) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,921 total, 2,340 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905030869I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT IN COMMAND (A COMPANY INSTRUCTOR AND CHECK AIRMAN) AND PILOT-IN-TRAINING DEPARTED KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC) FOR DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DSM) ON A COMBINATION AIRCRAFT POSITIONING AND TRAINING FLIGHT. CRUISING AT 2,500 MSL IN THE VICINITY OF ALBANY, MISSOURI, OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN A FARM FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FROM A FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKET, BUT WAS RECEIVED BY THE OPERATOR AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED.  MCI-FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER CE20000IGA083 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N47977 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000428020139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000428020139I), Apr 28, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N47977), Stockton, MO. (-23)In cruise fligth, engine began to heat up, and pressure began decreasing. Pilot made a successful off-field landing with no damage to the aircraft or…

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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