SEGUIN, TX, USA
N1094P
PIPER PA-23-170
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ACFT RETURNED WITH AN UNKNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM. LEFT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ACFT TOO HIGH ON FINAL TO LAND, ACFT CONTINUED DOWN RWY, DESCENDING AND SLOWING DOWN. WITNESS SAID ACFT ENTERED A VMC ROLL AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND. BURST HYDRAULIC LINE WAS FOUND ON LEFT ENGINE. WITNESSES DISAGREE WHETHER PLT REPORTED ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL SYSTEM FAILURE WAS FOUND. LAST ACFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 1 FLT HR BEFORE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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