- Date
- June 6, 1985, 03:10 local (07:10 UTC)
- Place
- Newnan, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8215BPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850606027939A
- Case key
- 6618
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The eng started running rough then quit. The plt landed in awarehouse parking lot between two rows of 40-45 foot trailers. Exam of the eng revealed that the sharp edges of the roll pin had worn through the centering spacer for the tach drive ass'y. which then migrated to the oil sump. The heads of seven cam followers were broken. The eng case was cracked in several places by fragments of metal crushed between the rod caps and case.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8215B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029051
- Airframe hours
- 754
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Executive Charter Of Memphis
- Registered owner
- William A. Faron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 22, 1985 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- BHM
- Destination
- ATL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,308 total · 16 in this make and model · 1,187 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.