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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Rawlings, WY · July 25, 2004

Date: July 25, 2004
Place: Rawlings, WY
Airport: Rawlings Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3542W
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N3542WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-428 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While climbing out from rawlins, WY on a flight to hollister, CA, the engine started to run rough and the pilot noticed that the oil temperature was red lined. The pilot returned to the airport for emergency landing under partial engine power and landed without further incident. The engine was inspected for the rough running and it was found that the crankcase was damaged by the crankshaft at the rear of the front thrust bearing area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CLIMBING OUT FROM RAWLINS, WY ON A FLIGHT TO HOLLISTER, CA, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RED LINED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER PARTIAL ENGINE POWER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE ROUGH RUNNING AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRANKCASE WAS DAMAGED BY THE CRANKSHAFT AT THE REAR OF THE FRONT THRUST BEARING AREA.

Other reports on N3542W · 1

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

Incident 20050715017569INormal Cruise · San Andreas, CA(-23) The pilot reported that the engine lost power for unknown reasons. The pilot made an emergency landing short of the calaveras county airport without incident. Several days after the incident, a certificated mechanic performed an operational check on the…Jul 15, 2005 · Minor damage