- Date
- March 17, 1983, 19:47 local (Mar 18, 1983, 00:47 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGQYPPiper PA24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12114
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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
During cruise flt at 8000 ft MSL, the eng lost oil pressure. The plt stated that smoke entered the cockpit & sparks were seen in the cowling area. Shortly after that, the eng seized. Radar vectors were obtain to the closest arpt; however, the plt was unable to reach the rwy. The acft was damaged during a landing aprx 300 ft short of the overrun. Oil stains were found in the left wing root & on the belly of the acft. A small hole was found in an oil hose to the oil cooler. The oil hose (low pressure, type H600) was an improper part.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGQYP
- Reported as
- Piper PA24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4119
- Airframe hours
- 2,936
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Angie Gene Luciani
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 9, 1982
- Departed
- London, Ontario
- Destination
- Nashville, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MFD · Mansfield Lanm, runway 5, 6,795 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 45 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFD