20010628019989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Amarillo, TX · June 28, 2001

Date: June 28, 2001 · 08:28 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Amarillo International Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3516M
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,850 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3516MRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885009 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/28/01, shortly after 0800 CST, Mr. Perry departed tradewind airport in Amarillo, Texas en-route to shamrock, Texas. Mr. Perry stated that at approximately 0.2 hours after take-off he experienced loss of power and a roughness in the engine. He contacted approach control at Amarillo International Airport (ama) and requested emergency clearance to land. After being granted clearance Mr. Perry executed a short final approach to runway 22 at ama, and shortly after touchdown the aircraft ran off of the side of the runway into a shallow dith. This caused minor damage to the tail cone of the aircraft. No injuries were reported. Inspection of the engine revealed an exhaust leak had melted a hole in the engine intake crossover tube. This created a major manifold leak causing the loss of engine power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/28/01, SHORTLY AFTER 0800 CST, MR. PERRY DEPARTED TRADEWIND AIRPORT IN AMARILLO, TEXAS EN-ROUTE TO SHAMROCK, TEXAS. MR. PERRY STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 0.2 HOURS AFTER TAKE-OFF HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND A ROUGHNESS IN THE ENGINE. HE CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL AT AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA) AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY CLEARANCE TO LAND. AFTER BEING GRANTED CLEARANCE MR. PERRY EXECUTED A SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT AMA, AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SHALLOW DITH. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL CONE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED AN EXHAUST LEAK HAD MELTED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE INTAKE CROSSOVER TUBE. THIS CREATED A MAJOR MANIFOLD LEAK CAUSING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.