- Date
- December 6, 1986, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Montgomery, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3171RPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861206083479A
- Case key
- 22306
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Analysis
A private pilot check ride was interrupted by a forced landing on a golf course after having experienced severe vibrations and a loss of power. During the forced landing the acft collided with a 10 ft tall tree and nosed down to terrain impact. Investigation revealed that the #3 cylinder had separated from the eng. The large diameter cylinder hold down studs separated in overload, but the lower small diameter studs were intact, indicating that the cylinder hold down nuts had backed off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3171R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R31119
- Airframe hours
- 1,098
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald Hall & T. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1986
- Departed
- CXO · Montgomery, TX
- Airport
- CXO · Conroe Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 29 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.