19881219069029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Farmingdale, NY · December 19, 1988

Date
December 19, 1988 · 19:00 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EHMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27537
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

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 failure at cruise altitude. Landed safely. NR3 cylinder connecting rod came loose. Made hole in engine case.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. LANDED SAFELY. NR3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAME LOOSE. MADE HOLE IN ENGINE CASE.

Other reports on N27537 · 4

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