Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
April 9, 2020
Submitted
April 10, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IKBR028F
The Ohio State University Airport
Aircraft
N9295N
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft serial
3449034
Aircraft time
2,543 hours
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING AFTER ANNUAL AND AIRSPEED WAS NOT SEEN AND TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER VERY HEAVY BRAKING AND RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE LEFT TIRE BLEW AND THE RIGHT PROP STRUCK THE END OF RUNWAY LIGHTS CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND PROP OVERHAUL. INSPECTED THE PITOT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RUBBER HOSE PIPER P/N 63913-106 BROKEN WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE METAL LINE ON THE OUTBOARD END CAUSING LOSE OF AIR SPEED INDICATION. INSTALLED NEW HOSE AND TESTED SYSTEM.

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