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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28B · Addison, TX · March 26, 2012

Date: March 26, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place: Addison, TX
Airport: Addison
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N52424
Reported as: North American T-28B
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820-86B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,050 total103 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N52424Registered now · North American T-28BS/N 137789 · Built 1954 Airframe modelNorth American T-28B Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 26, 2012, about 0900 central daylight time, a North American T-28B, N52424, departed Addison Airport (kads), dallas, Texas. The airline transport pilot noticed a slight vibration in the aircraft while transiting over the city of garland, TX. The pilot scanned his instruments and noticed that the engine chip detector light was illuminated, the oil pressure was dropping, and the oil temperature was climbing. The pilot turned back toward kads and declared an emergency. After landing at kads, the pilot shut down the engine and was towed back to the hangar. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 26, 2012, ABOUT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28B, N52424, DEPARTED ADDISON AIRPORT (KADS), DALLAS, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TRANSITING OVER THE CITY OF GARLAND, TX. THE PILOT SCANNED HIS INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING, AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD KADS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER LANDING AT KADS, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.