Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Panama City, FL
On June 6, 2022, a Piper PA-28RT-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Panama City, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 6, 2022
- Place
- Panama City, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.324°N, 85.776°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220606105200
Official records · ERA22FA261
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Summary Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 6, 2022, about 1610 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, N160LL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Panama City, Florida. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and another passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On the morning of the accident, the pilot and passengers arrived at ECP, and the pilot parked the airplane on a local fixed-base operator (FBO) ramp about 0941. About 1100, the FBO moved the airplane to another location on the ramp because the pilot and passengers were not returning until later in the day. A review of the data downloaded from an onboard avionics system revealed that during the flight to ECP, the oil pressure initially stabilized at 89 pounds per square inch (psi) and decreased gradually as oil temperature increased. Immediately before takeoff power was set, the oil pressure had reduced to about 50 psi. The oil pressure remained steady at 80 psi during the flight. After landing, the oil pressure ranged between 50 and 70 psi (depending on the engine power setting). A review of security camera video revealed that the pilot returned to the airplane about 1530. He opened the baggage compartment, entered and exited the cockpit multiple times, walked around the front of the airplane, and stopped in front of each wing until the two passengers arrived about 1541. During these 11 minutes, he did not appear to spend any appreciable time inspe
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to follow the avionics installation guidance for the oil pressure sensor, which resulted in the high-cycle fatigue failure of an line, oil starvation, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
