# Accident 20090423007619A: Piper PA28R200, Hilliard, FL, April 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2009, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Airport: Hilliard Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6864° N, 81.9217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6864&lon=-81.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2938R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938R-2012-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090423007619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE.  WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING AND WITH ATC HELP HE TURNED TO NEARBY AIRPORT.  ENROUTE TO AIRPORT THE ENGINE STOPPED.  HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD SEVERAL MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT.  AT ACCIDENT SCENE THE COWLING HAD BEEN REMOVE AND IT WAS EVIDENT THAT A CYLINDER HAS SEPARATED FROM ENGINE CASE.  PROP APPEARAED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE.  OIL DIP-STICK SHOWED ABOUT 4 QUARTS OF OIL.

## 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 ERA09LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA261), Apr 23, 2009: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2938R), Hilliard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 3 cylinder attachment stud as a result of insufficient torque during installation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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