- Date
- October 6, 1991, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Tylertown, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5414SPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911006045129A
- Case key
- 33016
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Probable cause
Oil fouling of the windshield due to a loose engine oil seal. A factor was the pilot's preexisting vision impairment.
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
During cruise flight, oil began covering the windsheild. The pilot preformed a precautionary landing in a field but during the landing roll, observed a fence ahead. He applied power to clear the fence. Because he has no useful vision in the left eye, he banked the airplane to the right to locate a suitable landing location. During the turn the rt wing collided with a tree. Engine examination revealed the crankshaft oil seal was partially extruded. This allowed oil to exit the engine. The engine had accumulated 176.5 hrs since overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5414S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125
- Airframe hours
- 5,075
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phillips, David N,., doing business as Eagle Aircraft Service
- Registered owner
- Phillips, David N.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1991 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- GPT · Gulfport, MS
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 65 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5414S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.