# Accident 19931107046159A: Piper PA32300, Plymouth, FL, November 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlanda Country Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9000M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9000M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107046159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK FENCE POST ON FORCED LANDING. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED 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 MIA94LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA017), Nov 7, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N9000M), Plymouth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO FATIGUE RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N9000M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950916035229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916035229I), Sep 16, 1995: Piper PA32300 (N9000M), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Nose baggage door opened in pattern. And tore off over wooded area. Landed safely.

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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