- Date
- August 17, 1984, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- La Salle, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2841TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840817041319A
- Case key
- 12745
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Analysis
The acft made a forced landing in a corn field after a power loss. The plt said that the engine seemed to be running rough at start-up. After leaning and a run-up it smoothed out. Twenty minutes after takeoff the engine started vibratingand the EGT went up to 1379 degrees. The mixture was enriched and the EGT dropped to 1349 degrees but the vibration increased. The plt reduced power but #1 cylinder blew off and penetrated the cowling. The pilot shut the engine down andlanded. Inestigation showed that the crankcase halves were not fastened together securely. The hold down nuts on #3 and #4 cylinders were torqued to 35 foot lbs. The required pressure is 55 foot lbs. This engine crankcase was replaced at 1137 hours. The last overhaul was at 3969 hours. The last annual was at 4393 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2841T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7235143
- Airframe hours
- 4,468
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard P. Cummins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1984 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- CGX · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- MLI · Moline, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 192 in this make and model · 178 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 35 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.