- Date
- April 10, 1986, 20:27 local (Apr 11, 1986, 02:27 UTC)
- Place
- Birmingham, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4087WPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860410010789A
- Case key
- 7086
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff pilot noted loss of engine oil pressure. Engine siezed and pilot landed short of runway. A/c hit ILS antenna during landing roll, severed right wing. Engine oil cooler line burst due to aging. Line was fabricated in the 1st qtr 0F 1972. Oil cooler was replaced during last 100 hour inspection on June 20, 1986.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4087W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40141
- Airframe hours
- 2,867
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pb & P Aviation Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Destination
- 02J · Cordele, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BHM · Birmingham Municipal, runway 23, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM, 1 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.