# Accident 20020331010869A: Piper PA28235, Fulton, IN, March 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2002, 16:55 local time
- Place: Fulton, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9500° N, 86.2594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9500&lon=-86.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9060W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9060W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020331010869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. (.19) ON MARCH 31, 2002, AT 1655 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-235, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR FULTON, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT, WINCHESTER, INDIANA, AT 1515 AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE GARY/CHICAGO AIRPORT, GARY, INDIANA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 CHI02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA106), Mar 31, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N9060W), Fulton, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to excessive clearance of the connecting rod bearing resulting in engine seizure. A related factor was the muddy field.

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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