NONE · Piper PA-32RT-300 · 1997-09-13 · OXFORD, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA243
Event ID
20001208X08898
Type
Accident
Date
1997-09-13
Location
OXFORD, NC, USA
Coordinates
36.310565, -78.580696
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-32RT-300
Registration
N9385C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
fatigue failure of the No.4 connecting rod in an area where galling had occurred, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Related factors were: the pilot's lack of communication by failing to select the proper UNICOM frequency; and his failure or inability to flare the airplane during the forced landing, while avoiding another airplane that was landing on the same runway.