# Accident 20120613011269A: Piper PA-28-180, Ocilla, GA, June 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Ocilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5725° N, 83.4425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5725&lon=-83.4425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238J-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 300 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120613011269A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2012 AIRCRAFT N9238J LEFT LIVINGSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8A3) LIVINGSTON TN FERRYING FOR MAINTENANCE TO CLEARWATER AIR PARK CLEARWATER FL (KCLW). PILOT HEADING APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTH OF FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFZG) WHEN HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUTTER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TURN BACK TOWARDS FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED UPON COMPLETION OF A 180 TURN HE HEARD A BOOM SAW AN ITEM DEPART FROM AIRCRAFT BY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SAME TIME THE PROPELLER DEAD STOP. PILOT DETERMINES HE IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK TO FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFZG) HE PREPARED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD OFF OF NASH LANE IN OCILLA GA. UPON THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE PILOT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GLARE SHIELD CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FACE.DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, FORWARD FUSELAGE DAMAGE TO INCLUDE THE FIREWALL, ALL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, LEFT HAND WING DAMAGED IN THE LANDING GEAR AREA, AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASE AT THE #1 CYLINDER UPPER AND LOWER ARE HOLES APPROXIMATELY 4" IN DIAMETER. OBSERVATION VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF OIL CAME FROM THE ENGINE DAMAGE AREA AND GROUND. NO OIL WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT SIDES OR TOP. OIL WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS AND STILL HAD OIL IN THE ENGINE. BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD FUEL APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS. PILOT REPORTED LATER THAT AFTER THE SHUTTER THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE HAD OIL PRESSURE. PROBABLE CAUSE OIL DELIVERY SYSTEM FAILED.

## 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 ERA12LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA394), Jun 13, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N9238J), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 2 cylinder connecting rod due to a lack of lubrication, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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