# Accident 20230618007159A: Piper PA 46-350P, College Station, TX, June 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2023, 08:43 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Airport: College Station, Tx
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6830° N, 96.2630° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6830&lon=-96.2630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N463HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 189 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230618007159A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT IN CLIMB OUT FROM COLLEGE STATION, TX (CLL). THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO CLL. THE COCKPIT BECAME FULL OF SMOKE AND THE PILOT WINDSCREEN WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE LEAKING OIL. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED OFF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE THE OIL FILLER CAP/DIPSTICK WAS OBSERVED RESTING ON THE FILLER NECK WITH NO THREADS ENGAGED. THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE CASE TO BREAK. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 CEN23LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA246), Jun 18, 2023: Piper PA46 (N463HP), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly secure the oil suction screen plug during recent maintenance, which resulted in an oil leak and subsequent loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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