# Accident 19980727018009A: Piper PA22, Muskegon, MI, July 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1998, 09:23 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2409° N, 86.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2409&lon=-86.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875A-1999-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980727018009A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND COULD NOT GLIDE TO AIRPORT, ACFT CRAHSED UNDER UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING ABOUT 10,000 FEET WESTBOUND WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  SHORTLY AFTERWARDS IT WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND HE SAID HE COULD SEE OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD.  AT THIS TIME THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND.  UPON TRYING TO LAND ON RUSSELL ROAD (HEADING SOUTH), THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BOUNCED UPON LANDING.  THE PILOT THEN WAS HEADING A LITTLE TO THE WEST AND HAD A CAR COMING HEAD-ON SO HE PUSHED HARD LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT RESTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUSSELL ROAD, NORTH OF MUSKEGON, JUST NORTH OF US 31.

## 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 CHI98LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA279), Jul 27, 1998: Piper PA-22 (N875A), Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a broken number 4 cylinder connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Contributing to this accident was the road embankment.

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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