# Incident 20021022036489I: Piper PA32R300, Indianapolis, IN, October 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8307° N, 86.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8307&lon=-86.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920Q-2022-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022036489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH ON A FLIGHT FROM EVV TO EYE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO EYE (APPROX. 2 MILES) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #1 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT THE PISTON PIN JOURNAL CAUSING THE PISTON TO BE DRIVEN BEYOND TDC CAUSING THE CYLINDER STUDS TO FAIL WHICH PULLED THE CYLINDER FROM THE CASE. SECONDARY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE COWL IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO #1 CYLINDER DUE TO THE SEPARATION. NO FIRE OR OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2920Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20181021020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020509A), Oct 21, 2018: Piper PA-32R-300 (N2920Q), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. On October 21, 2018, at 1444 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA32R lance aircraft, N2920Q, landed off-airport following a loss of power in Indianapolis,…

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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