# Incident 19960403021029I: Piper PA32R301, Conway, AR, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 14:50 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Airport: Dennis F Cantrell Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0808° N, 92.4250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dennis F Cantrell Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0808&lon=-92.4250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403021029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TOOK OFF LIT - CLIMBING THRU 4000 FT., NOTICED ENGINE SOUNDING LESS THAN NORMAL. ASKED FOR FLIGHT LEVEL 4500 FT. LEVELED OFF, AND NOTICED MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED TO 25 IN. 30 SECONDS LATER HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ASKED FOR VECTOR TO CLOSEST AIRPORT. TURNED TO CONWAY, AR HAD FIELD IN SIGHT. MANIFOLD PRESSURE WENT TO 15 IN. LOWERED GEAR THEN AT THREE MILES OUT LOST ALL POWER. ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE, THEN DETERMINED COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT, LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, NO FIRE, DAMAGE OR INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXHAUST FLANGE COMING OFF #6 CYLINDER BROKE. HOT EXHAUST DESTROYED MAGNETO AND HARNESS, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N327PL (2)

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

- [Incident 19990509014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509014389I), May 9, 1999: Piper PA32R301 (N327PL), Heber Springs, AR, Minor damage. On may 9, 1999, around 2000 p.m., notification of aircraft N327PL a pa 32-301, made a gear up landing at Heber Springs airport. No injuries reported. Arrived…
- [Accident 19920716025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716025739A), Jul 16, 1992: Piper PA32R301T (N327PL), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after switch to left tank. Went back to right. No restart. Crash landed. Why no restart unknown.

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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