- Date
- July 9, 1986, 07:33 local (14:33 UTC)
- Place
- Paso Robles, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39944Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860709031529A
- Case key
- 25209
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was informed that he was trailing smoke on climb out. The plt elected to continue the climb due to IMC at the departure arpt and divert to another arpt located 26 NM north. He continued to climb to 4,500 ft MSL to VMC. The oil warning light illuminated during the climb and the plt requested radar vectors to another arpt and VMC. Aprx 20 NM south of the of the aprt while in a descent in VMC the eng oil pressure gage indicated 'o'. The eng then seized and the plt landed in a field. During the landing roll the left landing gear was severed and the left wing was damaged. After the acft came to rest, oil was seen on the top of the eng cowling and on the acft fuselage. Exam of the eng revealed the eng case had fractured above the number 6 cylinder. All oil fittings were examined for proper security and tightness and pressure checked. There were no indications of leakage or blockage found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39944
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7887171
- Airframe hours
- 941
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sloval
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1986 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- SBP · San Luis Obispo, CA
- Destination
- FUL · Fullerton, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,087 total · 324 in this make and model · 988 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRB, 12 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.