# Incident 20100715039159I: Piper PA-24-260, Oconto, NE, July 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2010, 09:45 local time
- Place: Oconto, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1417° N, 99.7619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oconto, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1417&lon=-99.7619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9200P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9200P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 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/20100715039159I

## Narrative

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

AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT AGL, THE  PROPELLER RPM STARTED TO OVERSPEED.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO KEEP THE OVERSPEED FROM OCCURING, AND NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING.  A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON A HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED DURING ROLL OUT.

## Other reports on N9200P (1)

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

- [Incident 19880329060199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329060199I), Mar 29, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N9200P), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Found gear would not extend or retract. Horn and warning lights faulty. Failed to check gear down.

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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