# Incident 19960415014769I: Piper PA28181, Red Wing, MN, April 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5625° N, 92.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Wing, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5625&lon=-92.5338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39609) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960415014769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EN ROUTE FROM KENOSHA, WI (DNW) TO BLAINE, MN ANOKA/CRYSTAL (ANE) AT 2500' MSL VFR CONDITIONS, ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND RUN ROUGH. SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER THE CABIN. DECIDED TO INITIATE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. LANDED ON WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 35 APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF RED WING, MINNESOTA (RWG). SECURED AIRCRAFT IN ENERSON'S YARD. 2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES OF FUEL ON BOARD. #3 ENGINE CYLINDER SEPARATED 1.5" BELOW HEAD APPROXIMATELY 75% AROUND. COMPLETE SEPARATION DID NOT OCCUR. TOTAL TIME ON PART 2800 HOURS TIME SINCE OVERHAUL 400 HOURS. FAA FORM 8010-4 ( M OR D REPORT) SUBMITTED. NO UNUSUAL MAINTENANCE RECORDED.

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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