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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Clarendon, TX · October 2, 2016

Date: October 2, 2016 · 16:00 local
Place: Clarendon, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5196L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA010
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 28 total25 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N5196LRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2018 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4486 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 2, 2016 at approximately 1400 CDT, N5196Z, a Piper PA-28-180 was substantially damaged after an engine failure. The failure resulted in a forced off field landing and pilot sustaining minor injury. The student rated pilot was on a cross country flight at an altitude of 8500 feet when the engine started to lose power. The pilot initiated emergency procedures but the engine eventually quit. The aircraft came to rest in a dry river bed with damage to the left wing, nose, and right main gear and engine was broken away from firewall. An examination of the engine and attempts to rotate propeller revealed that the engine had seized. Oil level was checked and found to be full. The aircraft was moved to the owners facility.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 2, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, N5196Z, A PIPER PA-28-180 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A FORCED OFF FIELD LANDING AND PILOT SUSTAINING MINOR INJURY. THE STUDENT RATED PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DRY RIVER BED WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE, AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND ENGINE WAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FIREWALL. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTS TO ROTATE PROPELLER REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FULL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE OWNERS FACILITY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA010Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarendon, TXThe failure of a cylinder piston pin, which resulted in an obstructed oil inlet screen, reduced the amount of oil available to the engine, and led to the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the nonmechanic, who had…Oct 2, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5196L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150421005579ILanding: Touchdown · Amarillo, TXOn April 21,2015, at 16:25 CDT, a Piper PA28 aircraft bearing registration number N5196L, registered to coyote flight school, was performing touch and go flight training with a student at Amarillo international airport (ama). During the landing flare on…Apr 21, 2015 · Minor damage