# Incident 20151029023999I: Piper PA-28R-200, Miramar, FL, October 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2015, 03:45 local time
- Place: Miramar, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 62HS
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60LB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151029023999I

## Narrative

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

INSTALLATION OF INCORRECT OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR STRUT RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE PUSHING THE VALVE IN AN UPWARD POSITION OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION AND THE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE TO TURN THE VALUE INTO AN OPEN POSITION RELEASING ENGINE OIL CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND PILOTS PERFROMING ANY EMERGENCY LANDING IN GRASSY FIELD.

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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