Piper PA-28R-200 N4438T
4 June 2006 · Alpine, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 2006 at about 19:56 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N4438T was involved in an accident near Alpine, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpine, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.8186, -116.7639
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N4438T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Cajon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
a loss of engine power due to the aviation maintenance technician's failure to install the correct oil sump quick drain, which resulted in the inadvertent draining of engine oil during flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane lost oil pressure in flight and was damaged in an encounter with rough terrain during a forced landing. The oil sump quick drain valve was replaced the day of the accident. On the first flight following the replacement, 2 quarts of oil were lost. The aviation maintenance technician retorqued the valve and the maintenance test flight was successful. The instructor departed on a local instructional flight with a student and about 50 minutes into the flight, oil pressure decreased and the engine revolutions per minute were fluctuating. The instructor shut down the engine and force landed the airplane. The installed oil sump quick drain valve, a Safe-Air 5000, had an extension of 1.9 inches. The approved Piper quick drain valve (Piper part number 492-172V) has an extension of 0.21-inch. Airworthiness Directive 81-11-02 R1 states that unapproved drain valves can cause inadvertent draining of oil when the gear is retracted and that only Piper approved parts should be used for the oil sump quick drain installation in this airplane model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 2006 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hale, Michigan, United States | David D. Berger | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | Richard D. Fellers | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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