- Date
- October 29, 1988, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dover, DE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2074TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881029048579A
- Case key
- 11480
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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
After takeoff the plt began a cruise climb to 5500 ft. he rprtd that when the acft reached 5200 ft, he noticed oil spraying from underneath the front of the eng cowling. The oil eventually covered the windscreen. The plt diverted toward a nearby arpt, but the eng began to run rough, so he opted to land in a field. The engine quit during the lndg apch. Drg the landing roll, the acft struck a fence, damaging the wings & left main gear. Examination of the acft revealed the prop governor oil line had fractured at a bend, next to where it connected to the governor. Two clamps for securing the oil line were missing. The owner rprtd that the governor oil line had been replaced 41 operating hrs before the acdnt. He said that drg the emerg landing, he did not see the fence due to oil on the windscreen.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2074T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7135018
- Airframe hours
- 3,445
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sheldon Milner
- Registered owner
- Sheldon Milner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1988 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- W29 · Stevensville, MD
- Destination
- FRG · Farmingdale, NY
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,093 total · 900 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N2074T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.