# Accident 20060409012269A: Piper PA28RT201, Philadelphia, PA, April 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0917° N, 75.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0917&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901AV-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 29 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409012269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF & LANDING GEAR RETRACTION A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WITH A SEVERE VIBRATION. LAND GEAR WAS RE-CYCLED BUT THE VIBRATION REMAINED. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER & AIR SPEED. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON GRASSY PART OF THE RUNWAY SAFETY ZONE & PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST FOR LANDING. NUMBER THREE (3) CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. THE ROD END CAP WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AT THE 6000 FOOT MARK. THE PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE ENGINE BAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE TORN FROM THEIR WING MOUNTING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE RIPPLED. THE PROP BLADES WERE BENT, THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BENT. THE ENGINE TOP AND BOTTOM COWLINGS ARE DAMAGED, AS IS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. ENGINE IS TT 6846.4 HRS, TIME SINCE OH 1407.2 HRS, TIME TO OH 592.8 HRS.

## 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 NYC06LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA089), Apr 9, 2006: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N901AV), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the number 3 cylinder attachment studs, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

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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