ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200599
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2016 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Coyote Flight |
| Registration: | N5196L |
| MSN: | 28-4486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clarendon, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (AMA) |
| Childress, TX (CDS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting a cross-country personal flight. The student pilot reported that, while in cruise flight, the single-engine airplane lost power. He then performed a forced landing to a field, during which the wings and firewall were damaged.
Examination of the engine revealed damage consistent with lubrication distress. Further, a cylinder piston pin was found broken, and metal was found in the oil pickup screen and in the oil filter, which had recently been changed. It is likely that the degraded piston pin was the source of the metal in the oil, which clogged the oil inlet screen and reduced the amount of oil available to the engine and resulted in the loss of engine power. A nonmechanic had performed preventative maintenance and changed the oil and oil filter shortly before the accident. He reported that he noticed the metal in the filter but did not consider it to be an indication of a problem.
Probable Cause: The failure of a cylinder piston pin, which resulted in an obstructed oil inlet screen, reduced the amount of oil available to the engine, and led to the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the nonmechanic, who had recently changed the oil and oil filter, to recognize that metal in the filter was indicative of a problem.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Oct-2017 19:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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