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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Indiantown, FL · November 7, 2001

Date: November 7, 2001 · 09:40 local
Place: Indiantown, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9236L
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,380 total1,200 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N9236LRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841122 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Med date 01/15/2001- on a test flight of a newly overhauled engine @ 3500', the pilot experienced a drop in RPM of @300 followed by loss of oil pressure. Shortly after the engine shut down. The pilot followed all emergency procedures and landed the aircraft in a dirt field with no damage to the aircraft or injury. Upon initial view of the engine, it was noted, a hole in the top of the engine by what appeared to be caused by the connecting rod.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MED DATE 01/15/2001- ON A TEST FLIGHT OF A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE @ 3500', THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DROP IN RPM OF @300 FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT FOLLOWED ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A DIRT FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY. UPON INITIAL VIEW OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS NOTED, A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CONNECTING ROD.

Other reports on N9236L · 2

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

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