ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287559
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 2012 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3692R |
| MSN: | 28-5269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5758 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Statesboro, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Statesboro Municipal Airport, GA (TBR/KTBR) |
| Statesboro Municipal Airport, GA (TBR/KTBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 5 minutes after takeoff, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power and impacted a row of trees during the resultant forced landing. The accident flight was the first following a 100-hour maintenance inspection. The pilot/mechanic reported that he had changed the engine oil and oil filter as part of that inspection; however, he did not utilize a torque wrench to tighten the filter as required. Oil was noted on the ground, beginning in the area outside of the hangar doors where the maintenance was performed to the departure runway. Postaccident examination revealed that the filter was secured in place with a safety wire; however, it was able to be freely rotated by hand to the extent of that wire. It is likely that during the operation of the engine on the accident flight, oil escaped around the oil filter, which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent seizure of the engine.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of oil exhaustion due to the mechanic's failure to apply appropriate torque to the oil filter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12LA469
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 12:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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