# Incident 20040915025909I: Piper PA24260, Prescott, AZ, September 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2004, 09:50 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9042P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9042P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040915025909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OVERSPED TO ABOUT 3,500 RPM AND STOPPED PRODUCING THRUST. HE SAID THAT OIL COLLECTED ON WINDSHIELD AND PARTIALLY OBSCURED FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE PILOT LEFT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR RETRACTED TO EXTEND THE GLIDE IN AN EFFORT TO REACH A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED DID NOT PERMIT EXTENDING LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9042P (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940924036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924036359I), Sep 24, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovos, NM, Minor damage. Forgot extend landing gear for landing. Props hit runway. Went around,put gear down and landed normal.
- [Incident 19810628051929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628051929I), Jun 28, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovis, NM, Minor damage. Door came open in pattern, noise and confusion obscured gear horn landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800802067669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802067669I), Aug 2, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Bowie, TX, Minor damage. Loss of fuel flow, engine stopped, landed on highway. Fuel injector system plugged with trash.
- [Accident 19770906027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906027949A), Sep 6, 1977: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Throttle switch loose,horn would not activate.

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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