# Incident 19970223006829I: Piper PA32300, Philadelphia, PA, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 12:35 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 236 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223006829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED HE USED A NORMAL PROCEDURES PREFLIGHT CHECK LIST DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HE STATED ALL CREWS AND FASTENERS ON THE COWLING APPEARED TO BE IN PLACE AND WERE SECURED. THE PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT PNE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. MSL THE TOP ENGINE COWLING FOLDED BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. IT THEN SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A SMALL HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE. PILOT NOTIFIED PNE CONTROL TOWER AND LANDED RUNWAY 33 AT PNE. THE COWLING LANDED IN A YARD NOT FAR FROM THE AIRPORT (PNE). OUR INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SHOW ANY DAMAGE TO THE LATCH RECEPTACLES. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2183Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20090613008669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613008669I), Jun 13, 2009: Piper PA32300 (N2183Z), Berlin, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states that while landing, leading edge of thunderstorm was seen approaching field. Runway was wet from previous rain however it was not currently…
- [Incident 19900125006089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900125006089I), Jan 25, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N2183Z), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Air inlet duct was routed where strut contacted it preventing extension.

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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