# Incident 20170609005329I: Piper PA-28R-200, Cornelius, OR, June 9, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2017, 06:45 local time
- Place: Cornelius, OR
- Airport: Skyport Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5HAS
- Location: 45.5826° N, 123.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYPORT (4S4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5826&lon=-123.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1430X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1430X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360-C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,588 total, 76 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170609005329I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING VARIOUS COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS. THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, STUDENT ADDED FULL POWER. INSTRUCTOR NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO AND LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR. FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO HIO BUT ENGINE SIEZED 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF HIO PILOT LOCATED AND  SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A GRASS AIRSTRIP 4S4, WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE OIL SUMP PLUG WAS MISSING AND OIL WAS ALL OVER BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT. UPPER COWLING REMOVED AND ENGINE CASE WAS SEVERELY FRACTURED BUT VERY LITTLE SIGN OF OIL ON TOP OF ENGINE. APPEARS ENGINE CASE FAILED AFTER LOSS OF OIL AND CYLINDERS SIEZED.

## Other reports on N1430X (1)

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

- [Incident 20160621009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160621009759I), Jun 21, 2016: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1430X), Hood River, OR, Minor damage. While practicing emergency manuevers for a private pilots single-engine commercial certificate, the CFI and private pilot discussed procedures for a power-off…

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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