Lycoming IO-540-K1A5

FAA incident reports · 18

Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41663')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Incident 20260228001549IGippsland GA-8 · Bethel, AKThe aircraft cargo door unlatched and opened in cruise flight. A passenger attempted to close the door but was unable to. The flight continued at cruise speed and the door separated from the aircraft after the center rail bent up to allow the door to slide…Feb 28, 2026 · N578GV · Minor damageIncident 20250608009419IPiper PA-32-300 · Pierre, SDOn June 8, 2025, at 12:00 a PA-32-300, [privacy data omitted], was involved in an incident during takeoff rotation when the aircraft returned to the ground and struck serval runway lights. Strong and gusting winds prevailed, and VFR flight plan was filed. The…Jun 8, 2025 · N5216S · Minor damageAccident 20250228002379AGippsland GA-8 · Lihue, HIAircraft completed flight and landed on runway 21R before turning onto taxiway where it's RH main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft was shutdown and evacuated before being moved to company hangar with NTSB permission. Investigation into the root cause of…Feb 28, 2025 · N699AV · Substantial damageIncident 20240805015379IGippsaero GA8 · Eek, AKAirman departed runway 18 at Eek, AK. The airman failed to back taxi and use the whole length of the runway. The airman had to abort the takeoff and ended up going off the end of the runway. The aircraft had minor damage and no injuiries to the passengers.…Aug 5, 2024 · N523AV · Minor damageIncident 20240503004199IGippsaero GA8 · Mertarvik, AKThe pilot was taxiing with his head down looking at avionics. The aircraft propeller struck a stack of cargo boxes on the ramp while taxing to the runway.May 3, 2024 · N521AV · Minor damageIncident 20230223001319IGippsaero PTY GA8 · Tuluksak, AKThis was a part 91 training flight for [privacy data omitted]. During the departure roll from Tuluksak Airport Alaska the instructor who was flying stated that he experienced a loss of control due to the icy runway conditions. The instructor pilot pulled the…Feb 23, 2023 · N525AV · Minor damageAccident 20220604017469APiper PA-32-300 · Snohomish, WAAfter landing at Harvey Field Airport, WA (S43) and taxiing off the active runway, the PIC stated the engine started to lose power then surged. After the PIC manipulated the controls, the engine started to run normal. Before departing Harvey Field, the PIC…Jun 4, 2022 · N561PK · Substantial damageIncident 20220421002539IGippsaero PTY GA8 · Emmonak, AKThe pilot stated during an interview that the preflight inspection was done inside the hanger and ramp personnel pushed the aircraft out of the hanger, however a final walk around the aircraft was not done and the push-bar still attached to the nose strut was…Apr 21, 2022 · N525AV · Minor damageIncident 20211229021499IPettigrew Richard B Glasair III · Melbourne, FLThe pilot landed on runway 27 at Melbourne, Florida airport with no issues. When the pilot attempted a right turn onto the taxiway at the airport, the pilot lost control of the aircraft causing the runway excursion. The pilot noticed during the attempted…Dec 29, 2021 · N104DP · No damageAccident 20190501003709AGippsaero GA8 · Bethel, AKLast flight of the day the airman taxied the aircraft into a tie-down spot nearest to the grant aviation, inc. maintenance hangar, as he did for the past two weeks. The airman's focus was on the tie-down cones when the left wing hit a shipping container that…May 1, 2019 · N524AV · Substantial damageIncident 20181009016789IGippsaero GA8 · Emmonak, AK10/08/2018: Pilot was returning to Emmonak from alaknak after a 135 charter flight at approximately 1720 hours during daylight hours. At the time of the incident it was not raining and there was a crosswind of approximately 12 KTS. After landing, while…Oct 9, 2018 · N523AV · Minor damageIncident 20180618008179IPiper PA-32-300 · Columbia, SCDuring roll out on runway 29 at the Columbia metro airport (cae) the aircraft pulled hard left, PIC could not keep aircraft on the runway.Jun 18, 2018 · N41AL · Minor damageAccident 20140918016209ASaccio Thomas A Seawind 3000 · Bloomington, INOn September 18, 2014, at approximately 1325 eastern daylight time (EDT), N516SW, a seawind 3000 experimental aircraft, crashed while on a visual approach approximately one (1) mile north of the monroe county airport (bmg). Both private pilots onboard were…Sep 18, 2014 · N516SW · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20120807017009ACross David L Glasair III · Westcliff, COOn 08/07/2012, N71AJ, a glasair experimental kit-built aircraft experienced off-airport landing due to catastrophic engine failure. Aircraft substantially damaged; pilot received moderate injuries.Aug 7, 2012 · N71AJ · Substantial damageIncident 19950916035229IPiper PA32300 · Jacksonville, FLNose baggage door opened in pattern. And tore off over wooded area. Landed safely.Sep 16, 1995 · N9000M · Minor damageAccident 19931107046159APiper PA32300 · Plymouth, FLEngine failed on climbout. Struck fence post on forced landing. Crankshaft had failed due fatigue.Nov 7, 1993 · N9000M · Substantial damageIncident 19860821076189IPiper PA32300 · Kenmare, NDLanded short of sod runway in gusting wind conditions.Aug 21, 1986 · N5216S · Minor damageAccident 19751014032929APiper PA32300 · Flandreau, SDAcft porpoised aftr nose wheel entrd gopher hole.Oct 14, 1975 · N5216S · Substantial damage
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