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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Miami, FL · July 4, 2015

Date: July 4, 2015 · 13:45 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: North Perry Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: R2BJ
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4792Y
Reported as: Piper PA-25-260
Reported engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4792YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-260S/N 25-4568 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260 Engine modelLycoming O-540-G1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from hwo. During flight the engine quit running at approximately 1100 ft. enroute to Miami beach over star island. Pilot released banner radioed mayday and ditched aircraft into biscayne bay. During the investigation it was discovered that the main crankshaft gear sheared during flight which caused the magnetos to stop rotation causeing no spark to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HWO. DURING FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FT. ENROUTE TO MIAMI BEACH OVER STAR ISLAND. PILOT RELEASED BANNER RADIOED MAYDAY AND DITCHED AIRCRAFT INTO BISCAYNE BAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN CRANKSHAFT GEAR SHEARED DURING FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE MAGNETOS TO STOP ROTATION CAUSEING NO SPARK TO THE ENGINE.