# Incident 20100115026129I: Piper PA-28-161, Crescent City, FL, January 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2010, 10:07 local time
- Place: Crescent City, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.4283° N, 81.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4283&lon=-81.5149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9225N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9225N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100115026129I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ALTITUDE, MR. SIMON DAVIS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICES AN IMMEDIATE LOST OF ENGINE POWER OUTPUT.  HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATE, LATITUDE 29º. 29. 31, LONGITUDE 81º. 28.27. AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE ON-SCENE FAA INSPECTOR REVEAL NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE HOWEVER; OIL WAS LEAKING FROM A THREE INCH HOLE BETWEEN THE NUMBER TWO AND FOUR CYLINDERS AT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CRANK CASE.  IN ADDITION, SEVERAL PIECES OF METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LAYING ON EXTERIOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN CYLINDERS ONE AND THREE.

## Other reports on N9225N (3)

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

- [Incident 20210121000519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210121000519I), Jan 21, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N9225N), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. N9225N was struck by bird on takeoff roll, takeoff aborted.
- [Incident 20000229000839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229000839I), Feb 29, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N9225N), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. Inspected accident site on 3-1-00 at approximately 1500. Aw inspector glj inspected engine oil supply and noted no oil on the dip stick. The dip stick was…
- [Accident 19990105000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105000169A), Jan 5, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N9225N), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot called mia afss on phk rco 122.35 at 1848Z. Reported having accident on deptg rwy 35 at phk, pilot said he was not injured. Acft off side of rwy 35…

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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