# Incident 20110214002329I: Piper PA-28-181, Scottsdale, AZ, February 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2011, 13:19 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENDALE RGNL (GEU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N423PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- 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/20110214002329I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE #1 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED AT THE CYLINDER BARREL AND THE ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N423PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20150124001309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150124001309I), Jan 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N423PA), Wickenburg, AZ, Minor damage. On 01/24/2015, the solo student pilot was conducting a cross country flight from dvt to E63 to E25. The student was having a hard time making the landing at…

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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