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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Mims, FL · November 23, 2005

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Date
November 23, 2005 · 10:41 local
Place
Mims, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N666DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06FA024
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total
N666DERegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7540161 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Dab TRACON reported that the airplane was northbound VFR at 4,500 feet enroute to gmu when the pilot radioed "mayday, mayday mayday, I've blown an engine." He was then asked his intentions, and he replied that he had oil all over the windshield and that he was going to put the airplane "on the ground." He was advised that arthur dunn airpark (X21) was the nearest airport about 8 miles south of his position, and he indicated that he would try to make it there. He turned the aircraft around and was given course and position guidance until radar & radio contact were lost. The aircraft subsequently impacted a tree during forced landing in wooded and swampy area, about 5 miles nnw of X21, and about 2/10 of a mile east on interstate 95 adjacent to a northbound rest area located at mile marker 225. Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that the #2 cylinder had separated from the engine case in flight. Oil was present along the top and bottom of the fuselage, and the windshield fragments were coated in oil. Metallurgical examination of the cylinder, engine case halves and two failed through-bolt studs by the NTSB metallurgical lab is pending.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DAB TRACON REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NORTHBOUND VFR AT 4,500 FEET ENROUTE TO GMU WHEN THE PILOT RADIOED "MAYDAY, MAYDAY MAYDAY, I'VE BLOWN AN ENGINE." HE WAS THEN ASKED HIS INTENTIONS, AND HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD OIL ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO PUT THE AIRPLANE "ON THE GROUND." HE WAS ADVISED THAT ARTHUR DUNN AIRPARK (X21) WAS THE NEAREST AIRPORT ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF HIS POSITION, AND HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT THERE. HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND WAS GIVEN COURSE AND POSITION GUIDANCE UNTIL RADAR & RADIO CONTACT WERE LOST. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A TREE DURING FORCED LANDING IN WOODED AND SWAMPY AREA, ABOUT 5 MILES NNW OF X21, AND ABOUT 2/10 OF A MILE EAST ON INTERSTATE 95 ADJACENT TO A NORTHBOUND REST AREA LOCATED AT MILE MARKER 225. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE IN FLIGHT. OIL WAS PRESENT ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE WINDSHIELD FRAGMENTS WERE COATED IN OIL. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CYLINDER, ENGINE CASE HALVES AND TWO FAILED THROUGH-BOLT STUDS BY THE NTSB METALLURGICAL LAB IS PENDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06FA024Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMims, FLThe loss of engine power due to improper installation of the #2 cylinder by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the cylinder as a result of fatigue cracking of the cylinder to crankcase fasteners. A contributing factor was the lack of…Nov 23, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N666DE · 1

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

Accident 20011225035169AOlathe, KS(-23) Upon landing, pilot began to apply brakes, and aircraft veered left off runway surface. The aircraft then crossed the parallel taxiway and down into the ditch on the east side of runway 18 at ojc.Dec 25, 2001 · No damage