# Incident 19981016039459I: Piper PA28R201T, Needles, CA, October 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1998, 17:03 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N679X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981016039459I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PILOT ROGER WELLING EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN 5 PSI ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROP WHILE AT CRUISE SPEED/ALTITUDE.  GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED CYLINDER AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N679X (4)

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

- [Accident 20200331004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200331004619A), Mar 31, 2020: Piper PA-28R-201T (N679X), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. N679X was taxing on taxiway 10 at kudd when the pilot stated he stated that N679X veered hard left and collided with a truck that was on the taxiway. Left wing…
- [Incident 19970514017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514017809I), May 14, 1997: Piper PA28R201T (N679X), Almeda, CA. Narrative: history of flight: on 05-14-97 at approximately 1830 local, Piper N679X, flown by roger v. welling, lost power in level flight and made an emergency…
- [Incident 19841111066779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111066779I), Nov 11, 1984: Piper PA28R201T (N679X), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gears landed gear up.
- [Incident 19811026083619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026083619I), Oct 26, 1981: Piper PA28R201T (N679X), Logan, UT, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on takeoff roll. Pilot aware of gear problem. No corrective action or sign off.

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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