# Incident 19811213087339I: Piper PA28R200, Makena, HI, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Makena, HI
- Airport: Makena Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.6240° N, 156.4286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Makena, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.6240&lon=-156.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9449N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213087339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED AND SEIZED. LANDED ON A BEACH. ENGINE OIL PUMP DRIVE IMPELLER, WOODRUFF KEY HAD COME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N9449N (1)

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

- [Incident 19810708052129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708052129I), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N9449N), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Pilot reported left gear indicated unsafe. Left gear collapsed during landing roll with minor damage to aircraft.

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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