# Incident 20021230035909I: Piper PA28161, York Harbor, MN, December 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2002, 14:46 local time
- Place: York Harbor, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8321H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8321H) (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 O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 106 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021230035909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE AT 2500 FEET AND FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A VERY SEVERE VIBRATION AND ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ALONG WITH WHITE SMOKE AND A FILM OF OIL ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. ONLY MINOR VISIBLE DAMGE NOTED AT THIS TIME. EMERGENCY LANDING TO ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WAS OVER THE RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL INTERVALS OF 2000/HOURS. ENGINE TIME WAS OVER 2200/HOURS.

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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