19940109002399I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Alexandria, LA · January 9, 1994

Date: January 9, 1994 · 08:21 local
Place: Alexandria, LA
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8423P
Reported as: Piper PA32301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8423PRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301S/N 32-8106086 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Sunday, January 9, 1994, at 0821, a Piper, model PA-32-301, aircraft, N8423P made an emergency landing on interstate 49, three miles northwest of Alexandria, Louisiana. The aircraft was on climb out after departing from runway 32 at Alexandria international airport. Upon reaching 1,200 feet the engine failed. Preliminary investigation revealed that the valve train was totally inoperative. An m or d report will follow. The engine will be returned to Textron Lycoming for overhaul. An engine analysis has been requested. The aircraft was not damaged during the emergency landing sequence.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1994, AT 0821, A PIPER, MODEL PA-32-301, AIRCRAFT, N8423P MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 49, THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 32 AT ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON REACHING 1,200 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE VALVE TRAIN WAS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. AN M OR D REPORT WILL FOLLOW. THE ENGINE WILL BE RETURNED TO TEXTRON LYCOMING FOR OVERHAUL. AN ENGINE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING SEQUENCE.