CHANDLERVILLE, IL, USA
N6952J
PIPER PA 28-180
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING AFTER LOSING POWER AT 1500 FT THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH, OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THIS PILOT HAD BEEN FORCED TO LAND THE SAME ACFT 3 DAYS EARLIER WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. DURING THAT LANDING ROLL THE ACFT WENT INTO A DITCH AND DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. A CLUB MECHANIC HAD EXAMINED THE PLANE AND DECLARED THE DAMAGE LESS THAN SUBSTANTIAL. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN FOR 45 MINUTES AND IT 'CHECKED OUT'. EXAMINATION AFTER THE 2ND ACCIDENT SHOWED THE ACFT OUT OF OIL. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL FILLER NECK WAS BROKEN WHERE IT GOES INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE OIL HAD PUMPED OUT THIS BROKEN OIL FILLER TUBE. THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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