# Accident 19930508041879A: Piper PA28181, Richmond, VA, May 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1993, 23:25 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3906° N, 77.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3906&lon=-77.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82836, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 7 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508041879A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT DUE ROUGH ENGINE. ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED IN WHEAT FIELD. CRANKSHAFT BROKE DUE FATIGUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA073), May 9, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N82836), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AT THE NUMBER 1 JOURNAL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N82836 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880617033779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617033779A), Jun 17, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N82836), Reedville, VA, Substantial damage. Right main gear went into a ditch hidden by tall grass on turning at end of runway. Damaged tail trying to get out.

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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