# Accident 20120823017739A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Tampa, FL, August 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2012, 08:58 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8783° N, 82.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8783&lon=-82.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N362DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120823017739A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1258 UTC, A PIPER PA-32R-301T, N362DM, SERIAL NO. 7103220, HAD A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND NOTICIABLE SHEEN OF ENGINE OIL DEVELOP ON THE WINDSHIELD FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE LEFT NORTHBOUND SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE 75 APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE GIBSONTON DRVIE EXIT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, TAMPA, FLORIDA.    THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A SIGN ON THE INTERSTATE RIPPING OFF A THIRD OF THE OUTBOARD WING SECTION FOLLOWED BY A PROP STRIKE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE CENTER MEDIAN GUARDRAIL.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH PETER O KNIGHT AIRPORT, KTPF.  METEREOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA12LA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA524), Aug 23, 2012: Piper PA-32R-301T (N362DM), Riverview, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Damage to the propeller governor gasket during installation by unknown persons, which resulted in a total loss of engine oil in flight and a subsequent forced landing.

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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