# Accident 20010516009129A: Piper PA32RT300T, Paulden, AZ, May 16, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 16, 2001, 18:30 local time - Place: Paulden, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6307° N, 112.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6307&lon=-112.3104&mi=10 - Aircraft: N22467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22467-2004-08-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T - Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 831 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA179) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516009129A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 16, 2001, ABOUT 1830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32RT-300T, N22467, OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING AT PAULDEN, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT HENDERSON, NEVADA, ABOUT 1715, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SEDONA, ARIZONA. EN ROUTE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATIONS THAT SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO HIS SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AND PERFORMING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION REVEALED ENGINE OIL COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED AN OIL FILTER GASKET WAS PINCHED AND EXTRUDED AROUND THE BASE OF THE OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO ESCAPE. (-23)THE PILOT STATED A DESCENT FROM 13,500 FT. UPON POWER REDUCTION HE NOTICED A LARGE DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND A BURNING TYPE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. APPROX 2 MIN LATER HE NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS STILL DROPPING AND WAS NO OW HEARING KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE WAS NOW OCCURRING. HE NOTICED THE PROP RPM WAS AT REDLINE OR ABOVE AND HE NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF THE PROP SPEED. HE CONTACTED PRC TWR AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY . THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, FUEL, AND MAGS AND ENTERED A STEEP SPIRAL (60 DEGS, 1500FPM) DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND OIL SPRAYING ON THE WINDSHIELD. HE LANDED ON A GRASS PASTURE NEAR THE TOWN OF PAULDEN, AZ. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BOULDERS THAT WERW UNDERNEATH THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. (.4) ON MAY 16, 2001, ABOUT 1830 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32RT-300T, N22467, MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND SHUTDOWN NEAR PAULDEN, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT HENDERSON, NEVADA, ABOUT 1715, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SEDONA, ARIZONA . EN ROUTE AT 13,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATIONS THAT SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO THE PILOT SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AND PERFORMING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. DURING THE FORCED LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE HIT BRUSH COVERED ROCKS SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION REVEALED ENGINE OIL COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT A CATASTROPHIC MECHANICAL INTERNAL FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED AN OIL FILTER GASKET WAS PINCHED AND EXTRUDED AROUND THE OIL FILTER BASE PLATE, ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO ESCAPE. ON AUGUST 30, 2000, TEXTRON LYCOMING ISSUED MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETIN (SB) MSB-543A FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKETS. TIME OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE SB, INITIALLY, WAS BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT AND EACH 50 HOURS THEREAFTER. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2000, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ISSUED EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) AD 2000-18-53 TO MANDATE COMPLIANCE WITH SB MSB-543A. THE AD IS SENT TO MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AND ALL REGISTERED AIRPLANE OWNERS WITH THIS ENGINE MODEL. ON OCTOBER 4, 2000, REVISION 1) WAS ISSUED TO SB543A, IT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE (AMOC). THE REVISION PROVIDED CLARIFICATION OF AFFECTED ENGINES, ELIMINATION OF GASKET P/N LW-13388, AND ELIMINATED THE REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE THE GASKET AT EACH 50 HOURS OF FLIGHT. THE REVISION ALSO PROVIDED FOR MARKING THE CONVERTER PLATE BY VIBROPEENING THE NUMBERS 543 ONTO A DESIGNATED LOCATION OF THE PLATE. THE ACCIDENT PLATE WAS NOT MARKED. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2000, AT A TACHOMETER READING OF 2,305.35 HOURS AND 125.45 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL, A PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED PER LYCOMING SB 53 AND AD 91-14-22 PROCEDURES. ACCORDING TO THE NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, ENGINE COMPANY, THE OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE WAS NOT REMOVED. THE LAST DOCUMENTED ANNUAL INSPECTION OCCURRED ON JULY 27, 2000, AT 2,418.9 TOTAL HOURS, WITH 235.9 SINCE ENGINE MAJOR OVERHAUL. THE ENTRY STATES THAT "A.D'S CHECKED THROUGH 2000-15." AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE FAA AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION DATABASE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, LISTED THE REGISTRATION AS "SALE REPORTED" AND NO OTHER INFORMATION. THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION WAS CLOCKED INTO THE REGISTRATION BRANCH ON APRIL 9, 2001, AND THE APPLICATION WAS DATED MARCH 5, 2001. THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION WAS ISSUED JULY 24, 2001. ACCORDING TO REGISTRATION INFORMATION, AN APPLICATION FROM "A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION (LLC)" APPLICANT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPALS, AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME TO PROCESS. NO EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS SENT TO ANY REGISTERED OWNER OR APPLICANT OF THIS AIRPLANE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX01LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA179), May 17, 2001: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N22467), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Catastropic engine failure due to oil depletetion caused by an oil filter gasket failure. ## Other reports on N22467 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19990803025169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803025169I), Aug 3, 1999: Piper PA32RT300T (N22467), Barstow, CA. (-23) On August 3, 1999, at approx. 0713 hours pacific daylight time, Piper PA-32RT-300T, N22467, made an uneventful forced landing at Ludlow Airport near… - [Incident 19970915036439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970915036439I), Sep 15, 1997: Piper PA32RT300T (N22467), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On September 15, 1997, Mr. Traville houston, pilot of aircraft N22467, a Piper lance, 32R-300T, landed with the left gear collapsing and minor damage… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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