# Accident 20011111031859A: Piper PA28R200, Otto, NY, November 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Otto, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4044° N, 78.8475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4044&lon=-78.8475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3057R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3057R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011111031859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2001, A PIPER ARROW, PA-28R-200, N3057R, REGISTERED TO RUPP AVIATION OF WAUSEON, OHIO, WAS IN CRUISE AT 3000 FEET, AFTER DEPARTING WEEDSPORT, NY, ENROUTE TO JAMES TOWN NY, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AFTER THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER SEPARTED FROM THE CASE. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD IN OTTO, NY. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED THE MAIN GEARS AND THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA028), Nov 11, 2001: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3057R), Cattaraugus, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A separation of the cylinder from the engine for undetermined reason(s). A factor was the hidden ground obstruction (hole) which the airplane struck during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3057R (2)

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

- [Incident 19950911033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911033789I), Sep 11, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N3057R), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock pin was bent out of position.
- [Incident 19940318023369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318023369I), Mar 18, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N3057R), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: flight instructor permitted hard landing, collapsing nose wheel. [privacy data omitted]

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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