- Date
- December 3, 1987, 21:59 local (Dec 4, 1987, 02:59 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N500TSPiper PA-60-600
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871203069069A
- Case key
- 7569
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed louisville, KY reportedly with a known oil leak in the right engine and was on the second leg of an on-demand air taxi cargo flight. About 14 minutes after entering Mansfield approach control airspace, the pilot requested and received an altitude change from 5,000 to 3,000 ft because he 'was picking up a lot of ice.' After entering cleveland approach airspace he reported the right engine had failed and requested to return to Mansfield. The pilot was informed of Mansfield weather. He then indicated he wanted to try cleveland, then reported he could not maintain altitude and wanted to go to Mansfield. The pilot was receiving vectors from Mansfield for an asr approach to runway 23 and at about 1 1/2 miles from the threshold the pilot reported he was lowering the landing gear. The aircraft then disappeared from the radar scope. Investigation revealed improper weld repairs to the right engine case and separation of the number six cylinder from the case due to fatigue cracking in the through bolts and studs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N500TS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60500162
- Airframe hours
- 5,176
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1J5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Continental, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tri-Star
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 14, 1987 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- CLE · Cleveland, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MFD · Mansfield Lahm Municipal, runway 23, 6,795 × 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,870 total · 1,170 in this make and model · 6,370 as pilot in command · 337 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFD, 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.
Other investigations on N500TS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.