# Incident 20000729025859I: Piper PA23250, Honolulu, HI, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 15:08 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060Y-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 225 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729025859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OIL LEAK RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE EXPERIENCED PISTON FAILURE (ROD SEPARATED FROM PISTON HEAD). RECOMMEND THAT OWNER SUBMIT AN M OR D REPORT.

## Other reports on N5060Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20030127001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030127001439I), Jan 27, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N5060Y), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command, Mr. Richard grover stated that while he and his student, Mr. Ricardo chao were switching seats (with the engines at idle) the…

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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