# Accident 20021222035669A: Piper PA28235, Monroe, MI, December 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0181° N, 83.3772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-83.3772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8555W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8555W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222035669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 23 DECEMBER, 2002. INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT PA-28-235, PILOT STATED THAT ON TAXI-OUT OF PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK) THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND IT SEEMED TO ACT LIKE A FOULED SPARK PLUG. THE PILOT DECIDED TO REV ENGINE TO CLEAR AND DO A MAG CHECK, WHICH WAS FINE. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE SO HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO MONROE AIRPORT. AFTER PASSING WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, SO THE PILOT CALLED WILLOW RUN TOWER REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO WILLOW RUN AIRPORT. THE PILOT TRIED CARB HEAT AND SELECTED DIFFERENT FUEL TANKS WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE, COULD NOT SUSTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. UPON INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE, THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA043), Dec 22, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N8555W), Carleton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The #2 cylinder exhaust valve failed due to undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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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