Piper PA-601P N60817

Summary

On 22 February 1985 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper PA-601P registered N60817, operated by Robson S. Walton, was involved in an accident near Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 February 1985 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bentonville Muni (H00)

Coordinates

36.3609, -94.2004

Aircraft

Piper PA-601P

Registration

N60817

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Robson S. Walton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Little Rock

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

FTW85FA123

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CONTACTED LIVESTOCK, A FENCE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR ON THE RIGHT ENG. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENG PROP AND LOWERED THE GEAR HE NOTED THE AUX HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE GAGE WAS INDICATING ZERO. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK FROM THE LEFT LOWER SECTION OF THE RIGHT ENG. TESTS REVEALED THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM THE OIL COOLER PRESSURE LINE WHICH FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION OF THE WIRE BRAID AND DEFORMATION OF THE INNER COVER. TESTING OF THE AUX HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PUMP DISCLOSED THE 35 AMPERE CURRENT LIMITER WAS BLOWN AND 40 AMPERES WERE REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE PUMP MOTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.