- Date
- November 28, 1982, 14:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place
- Corsicana, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8080PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821128060589A
- Case key
- 70348
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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
The eng seized at 6,000 ft. due to unsuitable surrounding terrain the plt elected to land on a highway. The plt left the gear up until 50 ft AGL to clear a power line crossing the highway. The acft touched down with the gear partially extended. Eng teardown revealed that the #5 cylinder exhaust valve failed in the area between the stem & the head causing a failure of the #5 conrod & cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8080P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3328
- Airframe hours
- 3,546
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Bean, III
- Registered owner
- John L. Bean, III
- Departed
- C · Woodville, TX
- Destination
- C · Forth Worth, TX
- Airport
- CRS · Corsicana Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 329 total · 167 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 136 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.