# Accident 19991008045979A: Piper PA28R200, Berlin, MD, October 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.3202° N, 75.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3202&lon=-75.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56094, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56094-2002-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991008045979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE SHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 NYC00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA008), Oct 8, 1999: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56094), Berlin, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number 3-cylinder exhaust valve stem due to fatigue cracking.

## Other reports on N56094 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801010088639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010088639I), Oct 10, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N56094), Elkton, KY, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Found shimmy damper interferring with oil drain, resulting in loss of oil.

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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