# Accident 20010806021509A: Piper PA32300, Racine, WI, August 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Racine, WI
- Airport: Horlick-Racine Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7196° N, 87.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7196&lon=-87.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5481T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010806021509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. NUMBER 3 AND 5 CYLINDER CONNECTING RODS FAILED. (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 2001, AT 1035 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N5481T, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A SOYBEAN FIELD AFTER A LOSS OF POWER. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED MEIGS FIELD (CGX), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AT 0945, EN ROUTE TO BATTEN AIRPORT (RAC), RACINE, WISCONSIN. APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF RAC, THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA267), Aug 6, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N5481T), Racine, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the number 3 cylinder thru-studs fatigue fractures, and the thru-stud's low hardness as a result improper heat treatment of the thru-studs,…

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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