- Date
- August 2, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Roanoke, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7958APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870802040809A
- Case key
- 13604
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
After developing an oil leak the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. The aircraft encountered rough terrain on touchdown and collapsed the nose gear and nosed over. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries, however the aircraft was substantially damaged. Investigation revealed that the fitting on the oil return line from the oil cooler was loose allowing the oil seal to back off.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7958A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22349
- Airframe hours
- 1,675
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Brashers
- Registered owner
- John L Brashers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 8, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- RLA · Washington, IL
- Destination
- 0C1 · Pontiac, IL
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 640 total · 60 in this make and model · 570 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.