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FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Marama, AZ · March 28, 2001

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Date
March 28, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Marama, AZ
Airport
El Tiro Sailport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7135Z
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,297 total126 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7135ZRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-2953 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) The Piper pawnee PA-25-235 was being used for glider towing operations. The pilot had done 4 tows prior to the failure and did not notice any problems before. At 1400 the Piper was making its 5 tow of the day on runway 26, and on the turn from crosswind the pilot stated that he heard a loud bang and then told the sailplane to release. The aircraft made a no power landing on runway 08. The # 3 cylinder had departed the aircraft through the cowling and a small oil fire erupted. The lost cylinder was searched for and could not be located. The aircraft had a current annual inspection and all AD have been complied with. The cylinder were repaired 80 hours prior to incident however the only work performed was chroming of the cylinders and reseating the valves. The engine had 510 smoh and 2400 hours tt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIPER PAWNEE PA-25-235 WAS BEING USED FOR GLIDER TOWING OPERATIONS. THE PILOT HAD DONE 4 TOWS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. AT 1400 THE PIPER WAS MAKING ITS 5 TOW OF THE DAY ON RUNWAY 26, AND ON THE TURN FROM CROSSWIND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN TOLD THE SAILPLANE TO RELEASE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NO POWER LANDING ON RUNWAY 08. THE # 3 CYLINDER HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE COWLING AND A SMALL OIL FIRE ERUPTED. THE LOST CYLINDER WAS SEARCHED FOR AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND ALL AD HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE CYLINDER WERE REPAIRED 80 HOURS PRIOR TO INCIDENT HOWEVER THE ONLY WORK PERFORMED WAS CHROMING OF THE CYLINDERS AND RESEATING THE VALVES. THE ENGINE HAD 510 SMOH AND 2400 HOURS TT.