20030621019159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Gaylord, MI · June 21, 2003

Date
June 21, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place
Gaylord, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21TA
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated the engine started to miss and shortly thereafter the aircraft began to vibrate violently. Pilot reduced power & made an emergency landing. Inspection revealed the number 3 cylinder came apart when the two halfs are assembled. Minor damage to aircraft, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. PILOT REDUCED POWER & MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER CAME APART WHEN THE TWO HALFS ARE ASSEMBLED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.