# Accident 20201020018759A: Piper PA-28-140, Buda, TX, October 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2020, 20:20 local time
- Place: Buda, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0777° N, 97.9656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0777&lon=-97.9656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5932U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5932U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 491 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201020018759A

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT INSTRUCTION PILOT REPORTED ENGINE BEGAN NOT TO MAKE POWER, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, TURNED ON CARB HEAT, NO CHANGE NOTED. ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE, INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AS PILOT, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT UN-LIGHTED AIRPORT. LOUD BANG, ENGINE QUIT, PILOT LANDED IN FIELD. RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA031), Oct 21, 2020: Piper PA28 (N5932U), Buda, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improperly torqued oil line fitting during an engine overhaul, which resulted in oil exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N5932U (2)

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

- [Incident 20200115004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200115004089I), Jan 15, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N5932U), Bulverde, TX, Minor damage. Solo student pilot performed takeoff and landing training at Bulverde Airpark (1T8) in Bulverde, TX. Aircraft experienced a hard landing during VFR conditions.…
- [Accident 19960331005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005619A), Mar 31, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N5932U), Thief River Fal, MN, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure on local flight. Crash landed in snow covered field. Oil cooler line failed. Engine seized. (-23) pilot was on a VFR pleasure ride. Aircraft…

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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