# Accident 20080804843139A: Piper PA32R301, Oxford, MS, August 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2008, 18:20 local time
- Place: Oxford, MS
- Airport: University-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4278° N, 89.6197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4278&lon=-89.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,217 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080804843139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE HOLLY SPRINGS AIRPORT (M41) THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR 15 MINUTES TO CHECK FOR ANY LEAKS ON A RECENTLY INSTALLED FACTORY NEW ENGINE INSTALLED BY THE REPAIR STATION. NO LEAKS OR ABNORMALITIES FOUND AND THE PILOT DEPARTED THE HOLLY SPRINGS AIRPORT (M41) ENROUTE TO MADISON, MS (MBO). DURING THE LEVEL OFF THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO A CRUISE SETTING AND THE ENGINE WENT IMMEDIATELY TO IDLE AND LOST POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ANY POWER OTHER THAN IDLE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOY BEAN FIELD NORTHWEST OF THE OXFORD (UOX) AIRPORT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED THE ENGINE AREA WAS INSPECTED AT THE RUN UP FACILITY AND DURING THIS INSPECTION THE "B" NUT THAT CONNECTS THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL SERVO WAS LOOSE AND REQUIRED 7 FLAT TURNS TO TIGHTEN.  ENGINE RUN AT FACILITY SATISFACTORY WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THIS "B" NUT FUEL LINE WAS LOOSENED AS IT WAS FOUND AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED.

## 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 MIA08LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA169), Aug 4, 2008: Piper PA-32R-301 (N532MJ), Oxford, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of maintenance personnel's failure to tighten a fuel line fitting.

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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