- Date
- March 30, 1984, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Clayton, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4999SPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840330053669I
- Case key
- 6349
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Analysis
During flt, the plt & a passenger noted a loss of eng power accompanied by a metallic sound. Subsequently, a wheels-up forced landing was made in a plowed field. An eng teardown revealed that the crankshaft, p/n 54297-1, had failed from fatigue. A metallurgical exam revealed that the fatigue crack originated at a machine groove normally associated with overhaul of the crankshaft. The crankshaft had 130 flt hrs since it had been reconditioned by an FAA approved repair station.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4999S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-35724
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Carolina Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- W40 · Mt. Olive, NC
- Destination
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Airport
- Johnston Co.
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,430 total · 1,061 in this make and model · 151 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.