# Incident 20010628015279I: Piper PA28180, Latrobe, PA, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 13:42 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55019, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55019) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628015279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM LBE RUNWAY 23 AT 13:42E ON 6-28-01, PIPER PA28-280 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AND VIOLENT SHAKING. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE NEXT DAY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT THE DISCREPANCY AND FOUND AN ENGINE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED AT THE CYLINDER HEAD AND BARREL.  A NEW CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE TWO DAYS LATER.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N55019 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040417007359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040417007359I), Apr 17, 2004: Piper PA28180 (N55019), Johnstown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot attempted to land aircraft in gusty cross wind conditions. Aircraft bounced on landing and ran off side of runway. Pilot was not injured.…

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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