# Incident 20020519009899I: Piper PA28161, Taunton, MA, May 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519009899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM TAUNTON AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT/OWNER STATED AT APPROX 700 AGL AN ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TAUNTON AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. CYLINDER REBUILT 500 HRS PRIOR.

## Other reports on N81888 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040824018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040824018639I), Aug 24, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N81888), Newport, RI. (-23) During landing at Newport State Airport (uuu), Newport, RI, runway 22, aircraft ran off end of the runway. Pilot stated that his airspeed during approach…

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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