# Incident 19991020032369I: Piper PA28RT201, Clear Lake, MN, October 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4444° N, 93.9711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (8Y6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4444&lon=-93.9711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8265S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8265S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991020032369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE STARTED SHAKING DURING CRUISE.  THE PIC HEADED FOR A GRASS STRIP NEARBY.  HE SAW A CYLINDER BREAK THROUGH THE COWLING.  HE ESTIMATED THAT THEY THEN HAD ENOUGH PARTIAL POWER TO MAINTAIN A 500 FEE PER MINUTE DESCENT.  HE SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AT CLEAR LAKE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8265S (4)

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

- [Incident 20200513003449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200513003449I), May 13, 2020: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8265S), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. 2020-05-13 Piper arrow N8265S had a gear up landing at Airlake klvn. After landing at 1 a.m. the pic/cfi went home and came back to work at 0800L to facilitate…
- [Incident 20110629014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629014549I), Jun 29, 2011: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8265S), Maple Lake, MN, Minor damage. Lake airport, Minnesota. During the landing flare, [privacy data omitted] hard the propeller strike the ground and realized had had not lowered the landing…
- [Incident 20050930033519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930033519I), Sep 30, 2005: Piper PA28RT201 (N8265S), Glencoe, MN, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot flight instructor [privacy data omitted] administered a complex aircraft checkout to private pilot [privacy data omitted] at the Glencoe…
- [Incident 20030305003159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305003159I), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA28RT201 (N8265S), Tecumseh, NE. (-23) On 3/6/2003 at approximately 1620 cmt on flight from flying cloud airport minneapolis MN. (Fcm) to do some recreational sight seeing, and two hour into…

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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