Piper PA32-300 N2887M
27 December 2005 · Maiden, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA32-300 registered N2887M, operated by David E. Looper, was involved in an accident near Maiden, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maiden, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5653, -81.2786
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32-300
- Registration
- N2887M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David E. Looper
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hickory → Mount. Pleasant
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL06LA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 5 main bearing due to overheating for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was in contact with air traffic control personnel while climbing to his assigned altitude. The engine lost power and the pilot attempted an engine restart without success and informed the controller of the loss of engine power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a field. The airplane collided with terraces that ran upslope on the landing roll out. The airplane rotated 30-degrees to the left separating the left wing. The engine was removed and examined. Disassembly of the engine revealed the No. 5 main bearing journal and bearing shells were severely worn and gouged. Examination of the main bearing journal by the NTSB Materials laboratory revealed the journal surface was circumferentially gouged across its entire width, with attendant heat tinting of the journal and adjacent surfaces. Macro etching of a rough ground cross section through the crankshaft revealed lighter etching regions adjacent to the journal surface consistent with overheating of journal surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2005 | Piper PA32-301 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA32-300 | Montauk, New York, United States | Mark R. Gosden | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2006 | Piper PA32-301XTC | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Donald L Curry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2006 | Piper PA32-301 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2003 | Piper PA32-260 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2007 | Piper PA32-260 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Cessna 172R | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | First In Flight Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2005 | Bell 206L 1 | Cherokee, North Carolina, United States | Rock Alan Riggs | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Cessna 182T | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2005 | Beechcraft D-95A | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Angus I Hines | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Schleicher ASW19B | Henderson, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172 P | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |