# Accident 20051227030249A: Piper PA32300, Maiden, NC, December 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2005, 14:44 local time
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5653° N, 81.2786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5653&lon=-81.2786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2887M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887M-2008-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227030249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHARLOTTE ATCT RECEIVED AIRCRAFT FROM ATL, OVER FLYING CLT AIRSPACE FROM HKY TO 8S5. AIRCRAFT REPORTED OUT OF 3100 FOR 7000. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING 4000 PILOT REPORTED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PASTURE WITH NO INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA027), Dec 27, 2005: Piper PA32-300 (N2887M), Maiden, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 5 main bearing due to overheating for undetermined reasons.

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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