- Date
- December 5, 1982, 22:00 local (Dec 6, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Garland, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6745WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821206062309A
- Case key
- 70812
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying at night, the engine began to back fire and there was a loss of RPM and metal-to-metal sounds. The pilot attempted to restore the power, but to no avail. During a forced landing in darkness, the pilot saw trees when the plane was about 50 ft AGL, but too late to avoid a collision. The left wing struck a tree and was sheared off. An investigation revealed that the #4 exhaust valve, pn.74541, had failed. The valve had accumulated 1808 hrs since installation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6745W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20868
- Airframe hours
- 3,158
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve J. Romine
- Registered owner
- Steve J. Romine
- Departed
- F26 · Plano, TX
- Destination
- F26 · Plano, TX
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 239 total · 75 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °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.