# Incident 19911129059869I: Piper PA22160, Palmer, AK, November 29, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1991, 17:35 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8820D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8820D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 15 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129059869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. NR3 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM CRANKCASE. CYLINDER BASE NUTS MISSING.

## Other reports on N8820D (1)

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

- [Accident 20100314029319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100314029319A), Mar 14, 2010: Piper PA-22-160 (N8820D), Georgetown, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he was flying at an altitude of 50 to 60 feet above the ground, looking for a runway marker on the kuskokwim river. As the pilot…

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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