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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Olla, LA · June 9, 2022

Date: June 9, 2022 · 21:02 local
Place: Olla, LA
Airport: Olla
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N416TS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA247
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N416TSRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 3246100 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Level off to 5500 ft. low oil pressure alarm sounded, verified low oil pressure indicated on gauge. Engine begin to run rough. Aircraft would no maintain level flight. Pilot searched for suitable spot for precautional landing. Located cut through the trees and set up for landing. Toughdown area was laden with stumps, resulting in a rough landing, causing substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LEVEL OFF TO 5500 FT. LOW OIL PRESSURE ALARM SOUNDED, VERIFIED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATED ON GAUGE. ENGINE BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH.AIRCRAFT WOULD NO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT.PILOT SEARCHED FOR SUITABLE SPOT FOR PRECAUTIONAL LANDING. LOCATED CUT THROUGH THE TREES AND SET UP FOR LANDING.TOUGHDOWN AREA WAS LADEN WITH STUMPS, RESULTING IN A ROUGH LANDING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN22LA247Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportOlla, LAThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jun 9, 2022 · Substantial damage