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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Palm Beach, FL · February 26, 2011

Date
February 26, 2011 · 11:01 local
Place
Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5852Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22-108
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During normal flight 4.5 hours after takeoff, engine began loud tapping noise and engine oil pressure dropped to zero. Pilot throttled engine back and the engine shutdown. Aircraft landed on abandoned road 10 NM north east of F45. No injuries or aircraft damage was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

DURING NORMAL FLIGHT 4.5 HOURS AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE BEGAN LOUD TAPPING NOISE AND ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. PILOT THROTTLED ENGINE BACK AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ABANDONED ROAD 10 NM NORTH EAST OF F45. NO INJURIES OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.