BASTROP, TX, USA
N15043
PIPER PA-28-140
THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PLT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DEFROST VENT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE MUFFLER AND THE HOT GASES MELTED A ROCKER BOX OIL DRAIN LINE. THE OIL IGNITED AND BURNED THE MAGNETO 'P' LEAD WIRES WHICH CAUSED A TOTALENGINE FAILURE. PIPER AD 70-16-05 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM IN EARLIER MODEL ACFT. AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE BY FAA TO INCLUDE LATER MODEL ACFT IN THE AD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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