# Accident 20010818023889A: Piper PA32RT300, Rocksprings, WY, August 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2001, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rocksprings, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5903° N, 109.2202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5903&lon=-109.2202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015L-2005-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818023889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED, THE PILOT COULD NOT SEE WELL AS OIL WAS COVERING THE WINDSCREEN, HE ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP ON A DIRT ROAD.

## 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 DEN01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA149), Aug 18, 2001: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3015L), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the mechanic's failure to perform an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine oil through a partially failed oil filter converter plate gasket, and subsequent failure of a…

## Other reports on N3015L (1)

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

- [Accident 20050407006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050407006769A), Apr 7, 2005: Piper PA32RT300 (N3015L), Denver, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Cleared to land 29R, he acknowledged, landed hard, left gear broke off, a/c burst into flames and ran off the right side of the runway.

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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