41.4047° N, 92.9174° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pella, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Pella, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15555
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine began knocking when throttle was retarded. No power for go around. Cylinder cracked.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. NO POWER FOR GO AROUND. CYLINDER CRACKED.