- Date
- July 9, 1982, 12:14 local (16:14 UTC)
- Place
- Carrollton, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7550JPiper PA-28-180R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709026579A
- Case key
- 70142
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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 cruise flight the pilot smelled oil followed shortly thereafter by the engine oil pressure going to zero and then the engine failing. The pilot made a forced landing in a field where the left main gear collapsed after contacting a rock. Investigation revealed that the aluminum propeller governor tube between the propeller governor and the propeller hub had cracked. The steel clamp that secures this tube to the oil pan exhibited wear similar to that found on the tube and its rubber insulator was worn and found out of position. An annual and a 100 hour inspection had been accomplished on 6/29/82.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7550J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30925
- Airframe hours
- 3,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence C. Lemke
- Registered owner
- Lawrence C. Lemke
- Departed
- Ashville, NC
- Destination
- Montgomery, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 24 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.