19940119002499I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Georgetown, TX · January 19, 1994

Date: January 19, 1994 · 16:00 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Airport: Georgetown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N31969
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N31969Registered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890488 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: while in cruise flight, engine began to run rough. After approximately 5 minutes, engine ran very rough and power deteriorated. Pilot declared emergency. Fire fighting equipment was deployed. Aircraft landed uneventfully at runway 18, Georgetown, Texas with no damage and no injury. There was no fire. Later investigation revealed a 5 in. Crack in engine cylinder head. M & d report to be submitted. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH AND POWER DETERIORATED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT WAS DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT RUNWAY 18, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. THERE WAS NO FIRE. LATER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 5 IN. CRACK IN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. M & D REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.