What happened
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(-23) On Sunday, April 25, 2004, at approximately 0830 EST, a Piper PA-23-250, N56934, departed canandaigua, NY airport (D38) enroute to turner falls, ma (0B5) on a pleasure flight under CFR part 91. According to the pilot, while in cruise at 7000', a slight vibration was followed by a fire in the #2 engine. The pilot shut down the #2 engine and the flames were extinguished. The pilot diverted to Cortland, NY airport and landed safely. The pilot and two passengers were not injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage. A post flight examination of the damage revealed that the #5 cylinder of the #2 engine separated from the case. Additional damage was incurred to the exhaust/intake/oil return system as well as to the leading edge of the wing and wing skin outboard of the nacelle. The engine was released to penn yan aero for further inspection and m or d reporting. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EST, A PIPER PA-23-250, N56934, DEPARTED CANANDAIGUA, NY AIRPORT (D38) ENROUTE TO TURNER FALLS, MA (0B5) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN CRUISE AT 7000', A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FOLLOWED BY A FIRE IN THE #2 ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE AND THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO CORTLAND, NY AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE DAMAGE REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER OF THE #2 ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE CASE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE EXHAUST/INTAKE/OIL RETURN SYSTEM AS WELL AS TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND WING SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE NACELLE. THE ENGINE WAS RELEASED TO PENN YAN AERO FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND M OR D REPORTING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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