# Incident 20060322013839I: Piper PA24260, Churchtown, PA, March 22, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Churchtown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1393° N, 75.9532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churchtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1393&lon=-75.9532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9400P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540R1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060322013839I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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