ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364575
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1991 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Somerset Air Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N6183J |
| MSN: | 28-7625228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7602 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Somerville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Somerset, NJ (N52) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT APPLICANT WAS ON HER CHECKRIDE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE CHECK AIRMAN TOOK CONTROL AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, THE MOST SUITABLE LANDING AREA AVAILABLE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE ENGINE OIL LINE WITH 1949 HOURS ON IT HAD RUPTURED. EXAMINATION OF THE PIPER SERVICE MANUAL SHOW A RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE OIL LINES AT 1000 HOURS.
Probable Cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATORS DECISION NOT TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PIPER CHEROKEE SERVICE MANUAL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA229
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2003 | N6183J | Somerset Air Service | 0 | Somerville, New Jersey | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 16:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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