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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Eastover, SC · April 3, 2012

Date: April 3, 2012 · 14:02 local
Place: Eastover, SC
Airport: Mc Entire Jngb
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N961JD
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12LA267
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total2,000 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N961JDRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435075 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 3, 2012, at about 14:02 eastern standard time, a Piper (PA28R-200) aircraft, N461JD operating as 14 CFR part 91 made an emergency landing at Mc Entire Jngb (mmt), airport in south carolina. This landing was due to a rough running engine and loss of oil pressure. The landing began on the left side of the runway, came across the runway, and then the aircraft ran off the right side of the runway and struck a runway length sign midway down the runway. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological condition prevailed. The aircraft has substantial damage to the fuselage and stabilator.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 3, 2012, AT ABOUT 14:02 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER (PA28R-200) AIRCRAFT, N461JD OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MC ENTIRE JNGB (MMT), AIRPORT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS LANDING WAS DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE LANDING BEGAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAME ACROSS THE RUNWAY, AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LENGTH SIGN MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND STABILATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEastover, SCInadequate or loss of through bolt preload tension, which resulted in fretting between the engine halves, the subsequent failure of one cylinder through bolt, the loosening of additional cylinder retaining studs, and the fracture of the crankcase.…Apr 3, 2012 · Substantial damage