# Accident 20140813014719A: Piper PA-28-236, Salmon, ID, August 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Lemhi Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1208° N, 113.8753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1208&lon=-113.8753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190H-2016-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 815 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140813014719A

## Narrative

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

THE MORNING OF 08-13-2014, N2190H HAD THE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED AT A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN GOODING, ID. WHILE ENROUTE AT A ALTITUDE OF 8500', THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE LEMHI COUNTY AIRPORT (SMN) WAS 12 MILES DIRECTLY AHEAD. THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS BECAME WORSE AND STARTED TRAILING SMOKE. OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND WAS BECOMING VISIBLE ON THE PILOT'S WINDSCREEN. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A ALFALFA FIELD AND IMPACTED A IRRIGATION WHEEL LINE, 4 WIRE BARBED FENCE, DITCH, SLID ACROSS A 2 LANE ASPHALT SERVICE ROAD, SECOND DITCH, BEFORE STRIKING THE AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR14LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA345), Aug 13, 2014: Piper PA 28-236 (N2190H), Salmon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper surface preparation of the accessory mount pad for the installation of the engine’s dry vacuum pump, which resulted in the loss of engine oil, oil pressure, and…

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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