# Incident 20070824826289I: Piper PA28R200, Wakeman, OH, August 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wakeman, OH
- Airport: Wakeman
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AYKS
- Location: 41.2532° N, 82.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakeman, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2532&lon=-82.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 5 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824826289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO A FLIGHT AT 3500' MSL. FIRST SENSATION OCCUPANTS NOTICED WAS A HAZE AND ODOR INSIDE CABIN. AIR TRAFFIC DIRECTED THEM TO NEAREST AIRPORT, 6 MILES, LANDED WITHIN 15 MINUTES. DURING ROLL OUT ENGINE STOPPED. POST LANDING INSPECTION DISCOVERED ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT DRIPPING WITH ENGINE OIL, NO MEASURABLE OIL ON DIPSTICK, A BULGE ON TOP LEFT CRANKCASE, IN VICINITY OF #2 CYLINDER. PILOT STATED A QUART OF OIL HAD BEEN ADDED, BRINGING QUANTITY TO 6 1/2 QT ON DIPSTICK, PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND DIPSTICK/OIL FILLER TUBE LOOSE IN CRANKCASE, THREADS DAMAGED, EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE; OIL COOLER HOSE FITTING/ELBOW ON TOP LEFT ACCESSORY COVER LOOSE, EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE; AND A CRACK IN CRANKCASE BETWEEN #2 & #4 CYLINDER, TOP TO BOTTOM OF CASE, WITH EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE; ONE OF #2 CONNECTING ROD BOLTS BROKEN, PIECE WEDGED BETWEEN CAMSHAFT LOBE AND CRANKCASE, CAUSING BULGE, VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF HEAT/OIL STARVATION ON CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS. THE AIRCRAFT PARKING PLACE AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N8508C (2)

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

- [Incident 20170922020879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170922020879I), Sep 22, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8508C), Ravenna, OH, Minor damage. Airman was practicing for his flight instructor practical test. He was in the process of performing a steep spiral maneuver followed by a power off 180 degree…
- [Accident 19760617016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016609A), Jun 17, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N8508C), Sparks, NV, Substantial damage

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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