# Accident 20060304030959A: Piper PA32R300, Winslow, AZ, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 15:44 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Airport: Winslow-Lindbergh Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0217° N, 110.7225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0217&lon=-110.7225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8322C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8322C-2013-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304030959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF FROM WINSLOW THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN POWER, THE ENGINE ULTIMATELY FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE AIRPORT IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED AND DELIVERED TO THE AIR TRANSPORT YARD IN PHOENIX AZ.

## 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 ANC06LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA021), Mar 4, 2006: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8322C), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The presence of a foreign material/substance in the fuel system, which partially blocked the fuel flow divider, and resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an emergency…

## Other reports on N8322C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880927041299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880927041299A), Sep 27, 1988: Piper PA32R300 (N8322C), Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Taxied off paved area while taxiing to ramp on dark night. Left main gear dropped into a hole and collapsed.

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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