# Incident 20070903830219I: Meyers OTW145, Annville, PA, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Annville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3325° N, 76.5077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Annville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3325&lon=-76.5077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34321, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34321) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers OTW-160 (registry code 5650208, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW145
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903830219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE CYLINDER FLANGE STUDS FAILED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PISTON DEPARTED AIRCRAFT, STRIKING AND DAMAGING PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN OPEN FARM FIELD. NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N34321 (2)

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

- [Incident 20151023018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151023018519I), Oct 23, 2015: Meyers OTW-145 (N34321), Shiloh, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot was on short final approach to grass strip. The pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitdude and stated that he experienced a gust of wind or shear that…
- [Accident 20020720038059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720038059A), Jul 20, 2002: Meyers OTW145 (N34321), Dodge County, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N34321, piloted by dennis callaway, certificate #364323379, a 1942, Meyers otw, serial #65, powered by a kinner 160 radial engine was in route…

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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