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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tunkhannock, PA · June 27, 2004

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Date
June 27, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place
Tunkhannock, PA
Airport
Skyhaven Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7299W
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N7299WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1121 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) On Sunday, June 27, 2004, Mr. Daniel corallo departed seamans airfield (9N3) for grand canyon airport (N38) at wellsboro, PA, in the western part of Pennsylvania. Approximately 10 minutes into the flight, while Mr. Corallo was talking to wilkes-barre approach, his passenger noticed oil spraying on their legs from under the instrument panel. Mr. Corallo noticed the engine oil pressure gauge showing a loss of pressure. Mr. Corallo notified ATC of his problem and was vectored to the nearest airfield (N76) at Tunkhannock, PA. During the approach to runway 19, Mr. Corallo noticed the oil pressure drop to zero. Mr. Corallo executed a downwind approach due to high trees and a mobile home park off the immediate end of runway 01. During the landing he was not able to stop on the 2007 foot runway and ran off the end, approximately 75 yards into a cornfield, causing damage to the nose gear, cowling, left wing tip and the propeller. Mr. Corallo suffered a minor injury to his right thumb (dislocation). His passenger was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004, MR. DANIEL CORALLO DEPARTED SEAMANS AIRFIELD (9N3) FOR GRAND CANYON AIRPORT (N38) AT WELLSBORO, PA, IN THE WESTERN PART OF PENNSYLVANIA. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, WHILE MR. CORALLO WAS TALKING TO WILKES-BARRE APPROACH, HIS PASSENGER NOTICED OIL SPRAYING ON THEIR LEGS FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MR. CORALLO NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWING A LOSS OF PRESSURE. MR. CORALLO NOTIFIED ATC OF HIS PROBLEM AND WAS VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRFIELD (N76) AT TUNKHANNOCK, PA. DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19, MR. CORALLO NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO. MR. CORALLO EXECUTED A DOWNWIND APPROACH DUE TO HIGH TREES AND A MOBILE HOME PARK OFF THE IMMEDIATE END OF RUNWAY 01. DURING THE LANDING HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP ON THE 2007 FOOT RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END, APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS INTO A CORNFIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, COWLING, LEFT WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER. MR. CORALLO SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THUMB (DISLOCATION). HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.