# Incident 20000522032449I: Piper PA32R300, Erie, CO, May 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0200° N, 105.0409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0200&lon=-105.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00IA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522032449I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 8000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN THE FRONT LEFT ENGINE CYCLINDER AND PISTION SEPARATED FROM ENGINE AND LODGE INTHE COWL. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING.  INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A ROD BOLT HAD FAILED.  FURTHER INVESTIGATON REVEALED ROD BOLT FAILURE NOT TO BE CAHSE OF ENGINE FAILURE.  ACTUAL CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 DEN00IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00IA093), May 22, 2000: Piper PA-32R-300 (N424TP), Erie, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of cylinders by unknown maintenance personnel who failed to torque the cylinder stud nuts sufficiently.

## Other reports on N424TP (1)

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

- [Incident 20111215030139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111215030139I), Dec 15, 2011: Piper PA-32R-300 (N424TP), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. After touchdown pilot reported it felt like right main tire went flat. Aircraft rolled out to right side of runway and came to rest on right wing. Found right…

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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