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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Lewistown, PA · July 2, 2004

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Date
July 2, 2004 · 11:15 local
Place
Lewistown, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32559
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total150 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N32559Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515186 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed ch @ 0845 enroute to lga under ATC control. During cruise in vicinity of Lewistown, PA @ 5500 feet MSL, pilot experienced rough engine operation and partial loss of engine power. Pilot used abnormal checklist in attempt to recover engine power. Engine RPM decreased to 1900 RPM and stabilized and was unresponsive to pilot inputs. Pilot elected to make off airport landing in cut hay field adjacent to ort valley rd, granville township, 1 mile west of lewisville. Pilot advised ATC unable to reach nearest airport (rvl) 6NM to the northwest. During approach to field pilot experienced oil fumes in cockpit. Landing was made without incident. No injuries sustained to four (4) occupants on board. FAA inspector on scene made preliminary aircraft inspection and found engine upper crankcase area perforated between #2 and #4 cylinders, with oil residue covering cowling area. No oil quantity was indicated on dipstick. No other damage to aircraft was apparent at that time. A/c towed to adjacent private property and engine removed by local A&P mechanic and transported to columbia aircraft services, bloomsburg pa (crs:JM2R) for teardown inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CH @ 0845 ENROUTE TO LGA UNDER ATC CONTROL. DURING CRUISE IN VICINITY OF LEWISTOWN, PA @ 5500 FEET MSL, PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION AND PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT USED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST IN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER ENGINE POWER. ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO 1900 RPM AND STABILIZED AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO PILOT INPUTS. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN CUT HAY FIELD ADJACENT TO ORT VALLEY RD, GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP, 1 MILE WEST OF LEWISVILLE. PILOT ADVISED ATC UNABLE TO REACH NEAREST AIRPORT (RVL) 6NM TO THE NORTHWEST. DURING APPROACH TO FIELD PILOT EXPERIENCED OIL FUMES IN COCKPIT. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED TO FOUR (4) OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE MADE PRELIMINARY AIRCRAFT INSPECTION AND FOUND ENGINE UPPER CRANKCASE AREA PERFORATED BETWEEN #2 AND #4 CYLINDERS, WITH OIL RESIDUE COVERING COWLING AREA. NO OIL QUANTITY WAS INDICATED ON DIPSTICK. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENT AT THAT TIME. A/C TOWED TO ADJACENT PRIVATE PROPERTY AND ENGINE REMOVED BY LOCAL A&P MECHANIC AND TRANSPORTED TO COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT SERVICES, BLOOMSBURG PA (CRS:JM2R) FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION.