# Accident 20060329005939A: Piper PA28180, Bunnell, FL, March 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2006, 08:55 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4672° N, 81.1969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4672&lon=-81.1969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2182T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2182T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060329005939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT. AFTER TURN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LANDED ON DIRT ROAD SHORT OF RUNWAY. WIND STRUCK TREE AND SPUN AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST ANOTHER TREE. BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED ENGINE SIEZED, NUMBER ONE CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED AND BROKE THROUGH ENGINE SUMP AND WAS LAYING ON LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE VACUUM PUMP WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE UPPER OUTBD NUT WAS MISSING AND THE LOWER OUTBD NUT WAS FINGER TIGHT. THE VACUUM PUMP WAS A NEW STYLE SIGMA TECH PISTON PUMP. IT APPEARS THAT TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FROM ENGINE MOUNT THE PUMP WAS INSTALLED WITH TWO HOME MADE GASKETS MADE FROM ENGINE BAFFLE MATERIAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA073), Mar 29, 2006: Piper PA-28-180 (N2182T), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to perform a preflight inspection of the airplane resulting in departure with an inadequate oil supply, subsequent engine failure due to oil starvation, and damage to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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