ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358116
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1995 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Three Way Leasing Inc |
| Registration: | N6932W |
| MSN: | 28-2129C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4238 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocie, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Vichy, MO (KVIH) |
| Mena, AR (M39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE 'BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THEN LOSE POWER.' THE PILOT 'SELECTED A FIELD FOR EMERGENCY LANDING AND MADE AN APPROACH TO THE FIELD.' THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE FACE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER PISTON. A PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND IMBEDDED IN THE PISTON. THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM WAS REMOVED ON THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER REVEALING THE VALVE STEM EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH AND THE VALVE HEAD BROKEN OFF. NO OTHER ANOMALIES TO THE ENGINE WERE FOUND.
Probable Cause: failure of the number three exhaust valve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA015
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 10:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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