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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Selfrige, ND · November 13, 2004

Date: November 13, 2004 · 20:15 local
Place: Selfrige, ND
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N38123
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total248 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N38123Registered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7703178 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-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) Pilot was at cruise when he observed smoke coming from the cowl area and a loss of oil pressure. Pilot initiated an emergency landing into a field and landed without incident. Maintenance personnel discovered an eroded piston and replaced cylinder and piston. Aircraft was flown to home base, bismarck, ND without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS AT CRUISE WHEN HE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWL AREA AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED AN ERODED PISTON AND REPLACED CYLINDER AND PISTON. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO HOME BASE, BISMARCK, ND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.