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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Churchtown, PA · March 22, 2006

Date
March 22, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place
Churchtown, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9400P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540R1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During cruise flight aircraft developed a vibration. The engine began to lose power and subsequently failed. The pilot selected the nearest field to land the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. THE PILOT SELECTED THE NEAREST FIELD TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.