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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Allentown, PA · September 27, 1989

Date
September 27, 1989 · 19:15 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown Queen City
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2517R
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total40 in this make and model280 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.

Partial power loss on approach. Landed without incident. NR2 cyclinder had broken exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NR2 CYCLINDER HAD BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.