# Accident 20000306009129A: Piper PA28180, Pasco, WA, March 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2000, 15:05 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2495° N, 119.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2495&lon=-119.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8170W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170W-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000306009129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) #33-ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BULGING CRANKCASE CRACK BETWEEN THE PUSH-ROD LOBES ON THE #4 CYLINDER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE #4 PISTON WHEN THE CRANK SHAFT WAS ROTATED. NUMBER 4 AND 3 CYLINDERS COULD NOT BE REMOVED IN THE NORMAL MANNER DUE TO INTERNAL BARREL DAMAGE. ROTATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT REVEALED MOVEMENT OF THE #1, 2 AND 3 PISTONS. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND EXTENSIVE METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND WITHIN THE CRANKCASE. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE #4 CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 SEA00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA048), Mar 6, 2000: Piper PA-28-180 (N8170W), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Factors include unsuitable terrain for the forced landing attempt.

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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