# Accident 20000102010269A: Piper PA46310P, Odessa, TX, January 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2000, 16:09 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4389W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4389W-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000102010269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF FIELD LANDING. A BREAK IN THE ENGINE CASE AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER NEXT TO THE #2 CYLINDER SHOWS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO MOBILE ALABAMA FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION.

## 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 FTW00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA057), Jan 2, 2000: Piper PA-46-310P (N4389W), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the #1 piston pin due to fatigue, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4389W (2)

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

- [Incident 19950125002409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950125002409I), Jan 25, 1995: Piper PA46310P (N4389W), Clovis, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported a normal approach was made to runway 22 at Clovis Municipal Airport. After the aircraft touched down the nose landing gear collapsed…
- [Incident 19890315011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315011889I), Mar 15, 1989: Piper PA46310P (N4389W), Austin, TX. Ran off side of runway on rollout when a tire blew out. Crosswind existed at the time.

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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