# Incident 20110430012199I: Piper PA-28-140, Southampton, NJ, April 30, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2011, 10:15 local time
- Place: Southampton, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9137° N, 74.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Southampton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9137&lon=-74.7171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110430012199I

## Narrative

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

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 19941226047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226047329I), Dec 26, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N580FL), Mount Holly, NJ. Reported near miss then recanted same. Witness claims 2500 feet separation.

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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