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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Niles, MI · September 9, 2010

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Date
September 9, 2010 · 12:49 local
Place
Niles, MI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3560B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA531
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N3560BRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2011 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016182 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced a sudden engine stoppage due to a mechanical interruption during cruise flight resulting in a forced landing. Engine teardown revealed partial desentigration of intake and exhaust valve lifter bodies in cylinder #3. Cylinder #4 exhaust lifter body entirely desentigrated while the #4 intake lifter body was partially desentigrated.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED PARTIAL DESENTIGRATION OF INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE LIFTER BODIES IN CYLINDER #3. CYLINDER #4 EXHAUST LIFTER BODY ENTIRELY DESENTIGRATED WHILE THE #4 INTAKE LIFTER BODY WAS PARTIALLY DESENTIGRATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA531Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuchanan, MIA failure of the engine's No. 3 and No. 4 cylinder valve lifters for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Sep 9, 2010 · Substantial damage