ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374337
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1986 |
| Time: | 14:34 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3442W |
| MSN: | 32-307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilson, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Collins, CO (KFNL) |
| Salina, KS (KSLN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE THE FLIGHT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CLEANED AND INSPECTED AND THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED WITH ELEVEN QUARTS OF OIL. THREE HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND A DESCENT UNDER IMC WAS INITIATED WITH VECTORS FROM KANSAS CITY ARTCC, THE PILOT FURTHER STATED. BUT UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS, THE ONLY LANDING AREA AVAILABLE WAS A ROLLING PASTURE WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH ACROSS THE LANDING PATH. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED OIL STARVATION DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NUMBER SIX PUSHROD AND DAMAGE TO THE CRANKCASE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC86LA175
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 08:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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