# Incident 19881029064129I: Piper PA22150, Newport, PA, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Newport, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4790° N, 77.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4790&lon=-77.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10306-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029064129I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CORRECT VIBRATION. LANDED IN A FIELD. ROD CAP BOLT BACKED OFF ON NR3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N10306 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960606012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012919A), Jun 6, 1996: Piper PA22150 (N10306), Ocean City, NJ, No damage. Veered right on takeoff, corrected the aircraft to left and began to skid, nose gear struck runway marker, flipped.
- [Incident 19891105055959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105055959I), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA22150 (N10306), Souderton, PA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Stopped off end of runway. No cause found. All gears and propeller damaged.

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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