# Accident 20010921033499A: Piper PA32R301, Waco, TX, September 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2001, 17:56 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5499° N, 97.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5499&lon=-97.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192SP-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010921033499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/21/01, AT 2256 GMT, A PIPER, PA-32R-301, N192SP OWNED BY MICHAEL L. OATMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DOING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT WACO REGIONAL A/P, WACO, TX., HAD THE ENGINE SURGE TO HIGH RPM'S WHILE EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF PROPELLOR PITCH ON TAKEOFF FROM WACO REGIONAL A/P. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA, ONE MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER WACO TOWER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND THE INSTRUCTOR HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUCTORS RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MCGREGOR, TEXAS, ON 09/21/01 AT 2215 GMT.

## 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 FTW01LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA208), Sep 21, 2001: Piper PA-32R-301 (N192SP), Waco, TX, destroyed. 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 engine failure…

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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