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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Dawsonville, GA · October 30, 2017

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Date
October 30, 2017 · 09:00 local
Place
Dawsonville, GA
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4213F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC18LA006
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total
N4213FRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2019 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680432 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The aircraft was traveling thru 8000 feet and was estimated to be traveling in a north westerly direction.

The pilot reports at 8000 feet engine indicated what sounded as an over speed condition.

The pilot noticed oil pressure warning light and then an oil pressure indication of 0.

Pilot immediately declared emergency and the controller gave a 16-mile destination to land.

The pilot had only 8-mile glide and saw the atlanta motorsports park below. The pilot lined up for landing and a maintenance truck was on the track. Pilot veered right to avoid vehicle.

With landing gear down, aircraft contacted ground and immediately proceeded up a sandy bank that was at about a 45-degree angle and 20 feet high. It proceeded through a wall of tires (in place for race track safety) and ended up flat on belly with gear collapsed.

Initial observations reveled:

* Aircraft left wing skin was wrinkled and punctured.

* Aircraft right wing skin was wrinkled and punctured.

* The forward fuselage/cabin skin was wrinkled

* Fuselage belly was oil soaked aft to tail.

* Nose area aft of engine indicated impact with hillside.

Initial investigation revealed:

* Engine was not running.

* Landing gear handle was down.

* Flap settings were in landing configuration.

* Internal engine parts from engine (1 push rod and part of engine case) were located 15 feet forward of

Aircraft.

*Reaching thru oil service door located 2nd push rod and push rod guide tubes.

*Partial cowling removal reveled large hole in engine case aft of #6 cylinder

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING THRU 8000 FEET AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION.

THE PILOT REPORTS AT 8000 FEET ENGINE INDICATED WHAT SOUNDED AS AN OVER SPEED CONDITION.

THE PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND THEN AN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION OF 0.

PILOT IMMEDIATELY DECLARED EMERGENCY AND THE CONTROLLER GAVE A 16-MILE DESTINATION TO LAND.

THE PILOT HAD ONLY 8-MILE GLIDE AND SAW THE ATLANTA MOTORSPORTS PARK BELOW. THE PILOT LINED UP FOR LANDING AND A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WAS ON THE TRACK. PILOT VEERED RIGHT TO AVOID VEHICLE.

WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND AND IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED UP A SANDY BANK THAT WAS AT ABOUT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE AND 20 FEET HIGH. IT PROCEEDED THROUGH A WALL OF TIRES (IN PLACE FOR RACE TRACK SAFETY) AND ENDED UP FLAT ON BELLY WITH GEAR COLLAPSED.

INITIAL OBSERVATIONS REVELED:

* AIRCRAFT LEFT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED AND PUNCTURED.

* AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED AND PUNCTURED.

* THE FORWARD FUSELAGE/CABIN SKIN WAS WRINKLED

* FUSELAGE BELLY WAS OIL SOAKED AFT TO TAIL.

* NOSE AREA AFT OF ENGINE INDICATED IMPACT WITH HILLSIDE.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED:

* ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING.

* LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN.

* FLAP SETTINGS WERE IN LANDING CONFIGURATION.

* INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS FROM ENGINE (1 PUSH ROD AND PART OF ENGINE CASE) WERE LOCATED 15 FEET FORWARD OF

AIRCRAFT.

*REACHING THRU OIL SERVICE DOOR LOCATED 2ND PUSH ROD AND PUSH ROD GUIDE TUBES.

*PARTIAL COWLING REMOVAL REVELED LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE CASE AFT OF #6 CYLINDER

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 ANC18LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDawsonville, GAThe failure of the pilot, who was not a certified mechanic, to tighten the B-nut on a remotely mounted oil filter line, which resulted in oil exhaustion, a total loss of oil pressure, and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Oct 30, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4213F · 1

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

Incident 20030910023889ILevel Off Touchdown · Madison, MS(-23) Pilot stated he moved the gear handle to the down position prior to landing, and did not get any indication that the gear was not down. The aircraft landed on the runway with all three gears stowed in the wheel wells. [privacy data omitted]Sep 10, 2003 · Minor damage