# Accident 20070828022739A: Piper PA31P, Newton, KS, August 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Newton-City-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0581° N, 97.2744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0581&lon=-97.2744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7325L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7325L-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070828022739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/28/07 AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, N7325L PA-31P DEPARTED KEWK RWY 17. AT 300 FEET AGL, POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS LOST. LOSS OF POWER WAS CAUSED BY CYLINDER NUMBER 6 EXHAUST GASKET FAILING. THIS FAILURE ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST GAS TO DAMAGE THE LOWER SPARK PLUG LEAD TO #6 CYLINDER AND ALSO DAMAGED THE LEAD TO THE RIGHT HAND MAGNETO CAUSING THE LEAD TO GROUND RENDERING THE RIGHT HAND MAGNETO INOPERATIVE. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING, BUT DUE TO TRAFFIC WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. AFTER BEING RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT THE DAMAGED RIGHT HAND PROPELLER WAS REPLACED AND THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING. THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATIONS WHEN THE RIGHT HAND MAGNETO WAS SELECTED.

## 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 DEN07LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA149), Aug 28, 2007: Piper PA-31P (N7325L), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the exhaust gasket on the number 6 cylinder for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N7325L (1)

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

- [Accident 19920124001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920124001069A), Jan 24, 1992: Piper PA31P (N7325L), Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. Suspect under influence alcohol. Failed to comply ATC instructions. Crashed short of runway. Fuel tanks empty.

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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