# Incident 20050402005299I: Piper PA34200T, Houston, TX, April 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328RG-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 1,038 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050402005299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LH ENG FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE TOP, LH, AND RH ENG COWLINGS WERE BURNED. THE LH ENGINE TOP CASE HAD A 5 INCH HOLE ON THE TOP, FWD AREA, ADJACENT TO THE FIVE AND SIX PISTON AREA. THERE IS FIRE, AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COMPONENTS (TOP, FWD). THE ENGINE STILL HAD OIL. THERE IS NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED THE ANNUAL INSP WAS COMPLETED ON 02/11/05 @2320 LH ENG HOURS. THE CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED ON 12/05/1981. THE ENGINE HAS APPROXIMATELY 900 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL, WITH A SCHEDULED OVERHAUL OF 1400 HOURS. ENGINE FAILED IN THE 5 OR 6 PISTON AREA FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## Other reports on N328RG (1)

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

- [Accident 20190911017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911017209A), Sep 11, 2019: Piper PA-34-200T (N328RG), Kingman, KS, Substantial damage. 33. At 13:08 September 11, 2019 the aircraft departed wichita, KS (ict) with the planned destination of Kingman, KS (9K8) for an oil change. The pilot stated…

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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