Piper PA-28-140 N32677
5 September 1992 · Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1992 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N32677, operated by Glenn, Troy, was involved in an accident near Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4599, -94.7999
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N32677
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Glenn, Troy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Poteau
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW92LA220
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FROM A SEIZED OIL PUMP AND RESULTING OIL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. FACTORS WERE THE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN ENGINE SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT HAD LEVELED THE AIRPLANE OFF FOR CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE'S RPM DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,500 AND THE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO '0 PSI.' A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND SEIZED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FORCED LANDING TO A NEARBY GRASS AIRSTRIP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY IT DUE TO THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION. DURING THE DESCENT INTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TOP OF A TREE. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE HIGH VEGETATION AND COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE OIL SUPPLY HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED BY THE FAILURE OF THE 78532 OIL PUMP DRIVEN IMPELLER. THIS LOSS OF LUBRICATION RESULTED IN THE ENGINE SUSTAINING SEVERE DAMAGE TO ITS ROTATING AND RECIPROCATING COMPONENTS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE'S RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE BULLETIN #456 HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH AS OUTLINED IN AD 81-18-04R2, PARAGRAPH C, WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE 'SINTERED' IRON IMPELLER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | ACS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Denton, Texas, United States | Thomas A. Tweeddale | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Woodland, California, United States | MR. Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | Brookfield Pilot Service, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Dec 1992 | Piper PA-28-181 | Missing Acft, California, United States | West Valley Flying Club | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Tapp, Michael A. | No injuries | - |
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