# Incident 20020911029649I: Piper PA28140, Richardton, ND, September 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richardton, ND
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8848° N, 102.3391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richardton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8848&lon=-102.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7292J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7292J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911029649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT NOTICED ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT RICHARDSON, ND AIRPORT. ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE IN #2 CYLINDER. CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSY WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL AIRFRAME & POWERPLANT MECHANIC. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE RECEIVED DURING THE LANDING WITH PARTIAL ENGINE POWER.

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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