# Incident 20040609014709I: Piper PA28180, Oakland, MD, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 14:43 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT COUNTY (2G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15392, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15392) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609014709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH GARRETT COUNTY AIRPORT (2G4) AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 OR 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION FOUND #2 PISTON PIN WAS PULLED FROM THE PISTON, CAUSING THE CONNECTING ROD TO BEAT A HOLE IN THE CASE AND BREAKING THE CAM SHAFT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

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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