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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Lincoln, CA · April 6, 2007

Date: April 6, 2007 · 11:50 local
Place: Lincoln, CA
Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4379A
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA092
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 912 total361 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4379ARegistration cancelled Jan 28, 2008 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8529013 · Built 1985 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Shortly after departing runway 15 at Lincoln harder fld (lhm), during climb the pilot and sole passenger smelled smoke. The pilot returned to the airport, entered downwind and turned to base. Just before turning final, they heard two pops or soft bangs and the engine quit running. The pilot elected to land in a pasture to the north of the airport. The aircraft was configured, landing gear down no flaps. The aircraft impacted the ground with enough force to shear off the main landing gear and fold the nose gear. The aircraft slid and came to rest bending all three propeller blades. The wings and fuselage were both substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft with no injuries and the pilot attempted to extinguish the engine compartment fire. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire which was confined to the engine compartment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 15 AT LINCOLN HARDER FLD (LHM), DURING CLIMB THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SMELLED SMOKE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, ENTERED DOWNWIND AND TURNED TO BASE. JUST BEFORE TURNING FINAL, THEY HEARD TWO POPS OR SOFT BANGS AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED, LANDING GEAR DOWN NO FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SHEAR OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FOLD THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AND CAME TO REST BENDING ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES. THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE BOTH SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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 SEA07LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLincoln, CAAn in-flight fire occurred during the initial climb as a result of the aviation maintenance technician's failure to sufficiently tighten the b-nut that was found disconnected post-accident. A contributing factor was the engine manufacturer's failure to…Apr 6, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4379A · 1

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

Accident 19880615021219ATakeoff Ground Roll · Lake Wales, FLStruck a runway light and wing tip on takeoff. Continlued flight. Unsafe gear light on. Gear collapsed on landing.Jun 15, 1988 · Substantial damage