# Incident 19810213025719I: Piper PA32R300, Davenport, CT, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Davenport, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2943Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2943Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total, 100 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213025719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FLIGHT TEST FOLLOWING CYLINDER CHANGES. DUAL MAGNETO FAILED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N2943Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071112827229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071112827229I), Nov 12, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N2943Q), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On 11/12/2007, N2943Q, a Piper PA-32R-300 departed willimantic, CT. For flager county, FL when the pilot heard a loud pop from the nose area of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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