What happened
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On 22 June 2015, a Piper aircraft, model PA-32, N35590 departed north las vegas airport (vgt) around 0430 for el paso TX, at about 7500 AGL 15 minutes into the flight the engine shut down and faild to restart so the pilot performed a beach landing with gear down on Boulder beach at lake mead. Due to the terrain the aircraft sustained substantial damage but all occupants exited the aircraft uninjured. The post crash inspection revealed that all controls appeared to be intact and functioning, the damage to the aircraft appeared to be consistent with the pilot and passenger statements. The engine appeared to be seized and the report will be ammended after engine tear-down.
07/29/2015
Witnessed engine teardown performed by the Lycoming and Piper represenatives. The engined appeared to have seized due to #1 and #2 thrust bearings galling. There were signs of arcing on both bearings which could have been caused by such things as a lightning strike per the Lycoming represenative. The bearings have been shipped to the NTSB lad for further evaluation. This report will be amended at upon those results.
08/15/2016
NTSB final report dated 06/16/2016 reports could not determine loss of engine power.
As the FAA filed it
ON 22 JUNE 2015, A PIPER AIRCRAFT, MODEL PA-32, N35590 DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) AROUND 0430 FOR EL PASO TX, AT ABOUT 7500 AGL 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FAILD TO RESTART SO THE PILOT PERFORMED A BEACH LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN ON BOULDER BEACH AT LAKE MEAD. DUE TO THE TERRAIN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL CONTROLS APPEARED TO BE INTACT AND FUNCTIONING, THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STATEMENTS. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE SEIZED AND THE REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED AFTER ENGINE TEAR-DOWN.
07/29/2015
WITNESSED ENGINE TEARDOWN PERFORMED BY THE LYCOMING AND PIPER REPRESENATIVES. THE ENGINED APPEARED TO HAVE SEIZED DUE TO #1 AND #2 THRUST BEARINGS GALLING. THERE WERE SIGNS OF ARCING ON BOTH BEARINGS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SUCH THINGS AS A LIGHTNING STRIKE PER THE LYCOMING REPRESENATIVE. THE BEARINGS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO THE NTSB LAD FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT UPON THOSE RESULTS.
08/15/2016
NTSB FINAL REPORT DATED 06/16/2016 REPORTS COULD NOT DETERMINE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
NTSB investigation
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