# FAA incident reports: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 A list on [Lycoming IO-540-K1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. - [Incident 20260228001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260228001549I.md): Gippsland GA-8 · Bethel, AK · Feb 28, 2026 · N578GV · Minor damage > The 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… - [Incident 20250608009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608009419I.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Pierre, SD · Jun 8, 2025 · N5216S · Minor damage > On 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… - [Accident 20250228002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250228002379A.md): Gippsland GA-8 · Lihue, HI · Feb 28, 2025 · N699AV · Substantial damage > Aircraft 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… - [Incident 20240805015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240805015379I.md): Gippsaero GA8 · Eek, AK · Aug 5, 2024 · N523AV · Minor damage > Airman 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.… - [Incident 20240503004199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240503004199I.md): Gippsaero GA8 · Mertarvik, AK · May 3, 2024 · N521AV · Minor damage > The 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. - [Incident 20230223001319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230223001319I.md): Gippsaero PTY GA8 · Tuluksak, AK · Feb 23, 2023 · N525AV · Minor damage > This 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… - [Accident 20220604017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604017469A.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Snohomish, WA · Jun 4, 2022 · N561PK · Substantial damage > After 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… - [Incident 20220421002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220421002539I.md): Gippsaero PTY GA8 · Emmonak, AK · Apr 21, 2022 · N525AV · Minor damage > The 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… - [Incident 20211229021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211229021499I.md): Pettigrew Richard B Glasair III · Melbourne, FL · Dec 29, 2021 · N104DP · No damage > The 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… - [Accident 20190501003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003709A.md): Gippsaero GA8 · Bethel, AK · May 1, 2019 · N524AV · Substantial damage > Last 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… - [Incident 20181009016789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181009016789I.md): Gippsaero GA8 · Emmonak, AK · Oct 9, 2018 · N523AV · Minor damage > 10/08/2018: 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… - [Incident 20180618008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180618008179I.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Columbia, SC · Jun 18, 2018 · N41AL · Minor damage > During roll out on runway 29 at the Columbia metro airport (cae) the aircraft pulled hard left, PIC could not keep aircraft on the runway. - [Accident 20140918016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140918016209A.md): Saccio Thomas A Seawind 3000 · Bloomington, IN · Sep 18, 2014 · N516SW · Destroyed · 2 fatal > On 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… - [Accident 20120807017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017009A.md): Cross David L Glasair III · Westcliff, CO · Aug 7, 2012 · N71AJ · Substantial damage > On 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. - [Incident 19950916035229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916035229I.md): Piper PA32300 · Jacksonville, FL · Sep 16, 1995 · N9000M · Minor damage > Nose baggage door opened in pattern. And tore off over wooded area. Landed safely. - [Accident 19931107046159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107046159A.md): Piper PA32300 · Plymouth, FL · Nov 7, 1993 · N9000M · Substantial damage > Engine failed on climbout. Struck fence post on forced landing. Crankshaft had failed due fatigue. - [Incident 19860821076189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860821076189I.md): Piper PA32300 · Kenmare, ND · Aug 21, 1986 · N5216S · Minor damage > Landed short of sod runway in gusting wind conditions. - [Accident 19751014032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014032929A.md): Piper PA32300 · Flandreau, SD · Oct 14, 1975 · N5216S · Substantial damage > Acft porpoised aftr nose wheel entrd gopher hole. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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