# Incident 20021001029059I: Piper PA28151, Whiterock, TX, October 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2002, 13:15 local time
- Place: Whiterock, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N241VU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241VU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 387 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021001029059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. PILOT UNABLE TO RE-ESTABLISH POWER. UNABLE TO REACH AN AIRPORT SO LANDED ON HIGHWAY 2954. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTION REVEALED #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN. SMALL PIECES DRAWN INTO CYLINDER #2 THROUGH INDUCTION TUBES THAT BEAT THE SPARK PLUG ELECTRODES IN THAT CYLINDER CLOSED AND INOPERABLE. (SEE M OR D REPORT).

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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