19891016055209I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Jacksonville, FL · October 16, 1989

Date
October 16, 1989 · 20:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2538P
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total52 in this make and model134 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.

Engine failed inflight. Landed on road. Two clylinder connecting rods failed. Engine case had hole.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. LANDED ON ROAD. TWO CLYLINDER CONNECTING RODS FAILED. ENGINE CASE HAD HOLE.