CLOVIS, NM, USA
N2232R
PIPER PA-28RT-201T
WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 17,000 FT, PILOT NOTICED SOUND CHANGE IN CABIN. ALL INSTRUMENT READINGS WERE NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROP FROM 32 TO 25 INCHES. ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT BLINKED AND OIL PRESSURE FELL. PILOT SAW FIRE AROUND COWL VENTS. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD MADE FORWARD VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO.2 FUEL NOZZLE FLOWING LEAN, NO. 2 PISTON BURNED, AND EVIDENCE OF CRANK SHAFT OIL STARVATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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