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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Southampton, NJ · April 30, 2011

Date: April 30, 2011 · 10:15 local
Place: Southampton, NJ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N580FL
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N580FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125433 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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.

Enroute from red lion airport (N73) to millville municipal airport (miv) level at 2000' when he experienced a bang and a loss of engine power. He turned back towards N73 but was unable to make the airport. He located an empty field and made an emergency landing. The pilot was uninjured and there is no visible damage to the aircraft. After inspecting the engine, a hole was discovered where the connecting rod end had penetrated the crank case.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE FROM RED LION AIRPORT (N73) TO MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MIV) LEVEL AT 2000' WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A BANG AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE TURNED BACK TOWARDS N73 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. HE LOCATED AN EMPTY FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE, A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED WHERE THE CONNECTING ROD END HAD PENETRATED THE CRANK CASE.

Other reports on N580FL · 1

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

Incident 19941226047329INormal Cruise · Mount Holly, NJReported near miss then recanted same. Witness claims 2500 feet separation.Dec 26, 1994