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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Jacksonville, FL · February 16, 2019

Date
February 16, 2019 · 14:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31920
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On climb-out from runway 23, engine oil started exiting the cowling and covered the windshield. During the subsequent emergency landing the aircraft came to a stop in the grass next to the landing runway 05.

Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the oil dipstick was missing and that a prop strike had occurred.

A

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM RUNWAY 23, ENGINE OIL STARTED EXITING THE COWLING AND COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE LANDING RUNWAY 05.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS MISSING AND THAT A PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURRED.

A