- Date
- January 5, 1982, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Gastonia, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2139TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820105000289A
- Case key
- 70815
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During flight, the engine surged and the propeller speed went to 3000 RPM. The pilot retarded the prop control, and maintained 2400 RPM. He proceeded to the Gastonia airport and landed without further incident. A ground run-up was made and all instruments and controls checked normal. However, the pilot did not shutdown the engine or exit the aircraft. A witness observed oil on the aircraft, but before he got to the plane, the pilot took- off. The witness saw oil on the ramp where the aircraft had stopped. Later at 1600 feet MSL, the engine went to 3000 RPM and the pilot noted a drop in oil pressure. Immediately, the engine began to knock and lose power. The left gear failed during landing in a small pasture. Investigation revealed oil had escaped from the base of the oil filter, where the oil seal was out of its groove. A 100 hour inspection had been performed on the previous day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2139T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7135145
- Airframe hours
- 13,344
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Southeast Airmotive Corp
- Registered owner
- Southeast Airmotive Corp
- Departed
- 1A5 · Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- CLT · Franklin, NC
- Airport
- 0A6
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,525 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 268 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.