# Accident 20091113857309A: Piper PA-46-310P, Eau Clair, WI, November 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eau Clair, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8705° N, 91.6798° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8705&lon=-91.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N667PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,703 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091113857309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM FAR TO EAU N667PC EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN10IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA059), Nov 13, 2009: Piper PA-46-310P (N667PC), Elk Mound, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to component failure from excessive heating of the engine connecting rod journals.

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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