# Incident 20011117030729I: Piper PA28180, Altoona, PA, November 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5081° N, 78.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5081&lon=-78.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15626, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15626-2022-11-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117030729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2001, AT 1300 LOCAL EST, N15626 A PA-28 LANDED AT THE ABANDONED IN TOWN AIRPORT IN ALTOONA, PA AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT. CONTACTED OWNER ON NOVEMBER 19, 2001, AND HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM THE LOCATION. HE STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE OWNER ALSO STATED THAT A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE WAS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE MALFUNCTION. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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