# Incident 20050428012059I: Piper PA28181, Tillamook, OR, April 28, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2005, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tillamook, OR
- Airport: Tillamook Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4183° N, 123.8144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TILLAMOOK (TMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4183&lon=-123.8144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4359Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4359Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428012059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEARING TILLAMOOK AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE FAILED, PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY, NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME, AND NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT MOVED OFF HIGHWAY AFTER INCIDENT TO FREE UP TRAFFIC. TEARDOWN OF ENGINE REVEALED BROKEN CAMSHAFT LIFTERS, AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON A PISTON PIN THRUST PLUG. AT SOME POINT PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT THE ENGINE HAD LIKELY BEEN OVERSPEEDED, CAUSING CONNECTING ROD PARTS TO BE DISPLACED. EXCESSIVE WEAR ON PISTON PLUG CONTRIBUTED TO LIFTER FAILURE. ENGINE HAD 1500 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL IN 1990.

## Other reports on N4359Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19950312003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312003719A), Mar 12, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N4359Y), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Encountered weather. Made 180 to fly to Boise. Ran out of fuel. Landed on highway. Wing struck median on rollout.

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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