# Accident 20161002016159A: Piper PA-28-180, Clarendon, TX, October 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarendon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9494° N, 100.8781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9494&lon=-100.8781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5196L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196L-2018-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 25 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002016159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA010), Oct 2, 2016: Piper PA 28-180 (N5196L), Clarendon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N5196L (1)

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

- [Incident 20150421005579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421005579I), Apr 21, 2015: Piper PA-28-180 (N5196L), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. On 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…

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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