ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280891
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2022 |
| Time: | 14:38 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3027J |
| MSN: | 32R-7987075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2876 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dallas Executive Airport (RBD/KRBD), Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arlington Municipal Airport, TX (KGKY) |
| Dallas-Collin County Regional At Mc Kinney Airport, TX (KTKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 28, 2022, at 1438 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N3027J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight.
The pilot declared an emergency to air traffic control after the airplane's engine began to run rough while en route to the destination airport. He received radar vectors to an alternate airport but was unable to reach that airport. During the subsequent off-airport landing, the airplane impacted trees and sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the magneto case's cover screws were loose and there was corrosion present on the magneto housing. The corrosion would have resulted in the magneto's capacitors not properly grounding to the magneto case due to the corrosion, which also resulted in electrical arcing near the points and melting that was found on the cam follower. Without a proper attachment of the magneto case due to the loose cover screws, there would have been a slight case separation that would result in a simultaneous failure of both magneto sides due to a lack of ground.
A review of airframe logbooks showed that there was no logbook entry, as required by regulation, stating that the magneto was removed and replaced after a 500-hour inspection of the magneto was performed by a repair station. An invoice from a maintenance facility to the pilot stated that the magneto was removed and replaced for a 500-hour inspection. The repair station's Airworthiness Approval Tag for the magneto stated that the installer of the magneto must comply with the magneto manufacturer's Service Bulletin SB651, which was not performed based on the corrosion and electrical arching found during the postaccident examination.
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel's inadequate maintenance of the magneto, which resulted in a loss of engine ignition, a loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA344
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105619
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3027J
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3027J/history/20220728/1930Z/KGKY/KRBD
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2022 01:02 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Jul-2022 03:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2022 03:09 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Jul-2022 05:44 | AgOps | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Jul-2022 12:14 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Jul-2022 14:01 | AgOps | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 16-Nov-2023 21:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 16-Nov-2023 21:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Photo] |
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