20011121031489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Newburgh, NY · November 21, 2001

Date: November 21, 2001 · 18:44 local
Place: Newburgh, NY
Airport: Stewart International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N113TR
Reported as: Piper PA32R300

N113TRRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680207 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1844E N113TR, a PA32R-300 sn 32R-7680207 landed on rwy 9 at swf NY after reporting that the engine cowling became unhinged and broke windshield. Arrf responded and acft taxied to ramp without incident. Inspector shapiro was notified at 1930 hrs by FAA control center and responded at 1945 to swf. Went to rifton aircraft svcs at swf. Inspected acft and found upper cowling to acft torn in half at just over centerline of cowling. Found aft RH stud and hinge end still intact and fwd dzus fastener missing, receptacle intact. Suspect cowling was not completely secured allowing front RH side of cowling to lift up and violently break off, hitting LH windshield gouging and scraping it. Cowling then traveled over top of acft denting stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1844E N113TR, A PA32R-300 SN 32R-7680207 LANDED ON RWY 9 AT SWF NY AFTER REPORTING THAT THE ENGINE COWLING BECAME UNHINGED AND BROKE WINDSHIELD. ARRF RESPONDED AND ACFT TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTOR SHAPIRO WAS NOTIFIED AT 1930 HRS BY FAA CONTROL CENTER AND RESPONDED AT 1945 TO SWF. WENT TO RIFTON AIRCRAFT SVCS AT SWF. INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND UPPER COWLING TO ACFT TORN IN HALF AT JUST OVER CENTERLINE OF COWLING. FOUND AFT RH STUD AND HINGE END STILL INTACT AND FWD DZUS FASTENER MISSING, RECEPTACLE INTACT. SUSPECT COWLING WAS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED ALLOWING FRONT RH SIDE OF COWLING TO LIFT UP AND VIOLENTLY BREAK OFF, HITTING LH WINDSHIELD GOUGING AND SCRAPING IT. COWLING THEN TRAVELED OVER TOP OF ACFT DENTING STABILIZER.