# Accident 19971020044769A: Piper PA32RT300, Scottsville, VA, October 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1997, 10:46 local time
- Place: Scottsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B5UA
- Location: 37.7901° N, 78.4910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7901&lon=-78.4910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2200J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2200J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-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 PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020044769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION. OIL ON WINDSHIELD HIT BERM LANDING. FOLDED GEAR. ROD WENT THRU CASE. FRETTING GALLING PRESENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA015), Oct 20, 1997: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N2200J), Scottsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper engine operation by undetermined person(s) that initiated gauling on the connecting rod, and led to its subsequent failure.

## Other reports on N2200J (2)

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

- [Accident 19960207001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960207001609A), Feb 7, 1996: Piper PA32RT300 (N2200J), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Substantial damage. Portion engine cowl departed. Damaged elevator. Diverted to tri. Cowl fasteners holding cowl had broken off.
- [Incident 19940510029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510029629I), May 10, 1994: Piper PA32RT300 (N2200J), Morrow City, OH, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear folded on landing. Brushes in hydraulic power pack were worn down, freezing the motor.

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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