ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360264
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| Date: | Saturday 25 June 1994 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51CC |
| MSN: | 46-22026 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 939 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Akron, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Island, NE (KGRI) |
| Aspen, CO (KASE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VFR CONDITIONS, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED AND THE PROP WENT INTO OVERSPEED. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING. HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1,320 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF OIL SCRAPER RING FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN OIL EXHAUSTION. EVIDENCE OF OIL VENTING INTO THE EXHAUST WAS PRESENT.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM A FAILED OIL SCRAPER RING. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94FA212
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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