# Incident 20010430008279I: Piper PA32RT300, Watertown, NY, April 30, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Watertown New York International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9733° N, 75.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9733&lon=-75.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010430008279I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER TAKE OFF AT APPROX 500 FEET AGL, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT END OF RUNWAY IN A FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED THAT BOTH DISTRIBUTOR GEARS FAILED INSIDE THE MAGNETO.  THE MAGNETO WAS SENT TO TCM FOR INSPECTION AND CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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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