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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Chillicothe, OH · June 25, 2002

Date: June 25, 2002 · 12:41 local
Place: Chillicothe, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3256R
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total750 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3256RRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2015 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-31253 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) Enroute from college park, pa to louisville, KY two hours into flight pilot noticed oil drops on windshield. Tried to divert to circleville to have a mechanic look at aircraft but the oil leak got much worse. The oil pressure then went to zero so he shut engine down at 6000FT to save engine in case he needed it later. Now the pilot is trying to make it to ross county airport but decides he can not make it. So he sees a bean field and starts his approach to land. During his approach he realizes that he is on a collision course with high elevation power line so he re-started then engine to gain altitude to clear the obstacle. He then shut the engine down again and landed in the field damaging the nose gear, right main landing gear and right wing. The oil leak was caused by a propeller governor oil line fracture where the line elbows on the front of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE FROM COLLEGE PARK, PA TO LOUISVILLE, KY TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED OIL DROPS ON WINDSHIELD. TRIED TO DIVERT TO CIRCLEVILLE TO HAVE A MECHANIC LOOK AT AIRCRAFT BUT THE OIL LEAK GOT MUCH WORSE. THE OIL PRESSURE THEN WENT TO ZERO SO HE SHUT ENGINE DOWN AT 6000FT TO SAVE ENGINE IN CASE HE NEEDED IT LATER. NOW THE PILOT IS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO ROSS COUNTY AIRPORT BUT DECIDES HE CAN NOT MAKE IT. SO HE SEES A BEAN FIELD AND STARTS HIS APPROACH TO LAND. DURING HIS APPROACH HE REALIZES THAT HE IS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH HIGH ELEVATION POWER LINE SO HE RE-STARTED THEN ENGINE TO GAIN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLE. HE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AGAIN AND LANDED IN THE FIELD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING. THE OIL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE FRACTURE WHERE THE LINE ELBOWS ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N3256R · 4

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

Incident 20150218001499ILanding: Touchdown · Pensacola, FLOn approach winds were gusting at 30 knots at 300 on runway 26. Pilot was using heavy left rudder with a slip to the right. At approximately 30 feet altitude the aircaft dropped suddenly but the pilot corrected and continued to land abruptly on the right main…Feb 18, 2015 · Minor damage Incident 20011119030739ILevel Off Touchdown · Louisville, KY(-23) Local area pleasure flight with three takeoff and landings. During the last landing pilot stated the aircraft just settled on the nose and skidded to a stop. There were no injuries and only minimum damage to the aircraft.Nov 19, 2001 · Minor damage Accident 19940901024859ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Vine Grove, KYLanded left main off side of runway wing struck a post. Ground looped, collapsed main gear. Blamed crosswind.Sep 1, 1994 · Substantial damage Incident 19900207006009ILevel Off Touchdown · Frankfort, KYPilot failed to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.Feb 7, 1990 · Minor damage