Piper PA-28-140 N5895U

Summary

On 8 May 2007 at about 19:22 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5895U, operated by National Pilot Academy, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, 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.

Date

8 May 2007 at 19:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ryan Field (RYN)

Coordinates

32.1500, -111.1747

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5895U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

National Pilot Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Tucson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA153

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a broken exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The engine began losing power about 1,600 feet above the ground. The airplane was unable to maintain altitude, and the pilots made a hard forced landing in rough desert terrain about 1/3-mile from the destination airport. During the subsequent borescope examination of the engine, the top surface of the number 3 piston was observed to be damaged, and the cylinder's exhaust valve head was broken off from the stem. No further inspections were performed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.