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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Portsmouth, NH · April 21, 2007

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Date
April 21, 2007 · 10:38 local
Place
Portsmouth, NH
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9259P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,671 total1,671 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N9259PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4758 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While flying from 1B9 to sfm the pilot reported a loss of oil pressure as he entered psm air space. Radioing the psm ATC he reported he had a problem and would try to make the psm airport which was 3 to 4 miles away. Realizing he would not make the airport he chose the greenland golf course fairway for an emergency landing. There were no injuries or aircraft damage except for the apparent engine failure evident by the oil dripping from the cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE FLYING FROM 1B9 TO SFM THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AS HE ENTERED PSM AIR SPACE. RADIOING THE PSM ATC HE REPORTED HE HAD A PROBLEM AND WOULD TRY TO MAKE THE PSM AIRPORT WHICH WAS 3 TO 4 MILES AWAY. REALIZING HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT HE CHOSE THE GREENLAND GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE EXCEPT FOR THE APPARENT ENGINE FAILURE EVIDENT BY THE OIL DRIPPING FROM THE COWLING.