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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Topeka, KS · September 30, 2011

Date
September 30, 2011 · 16:40 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Forbes Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8110F
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On September 30, 2011, aircraft registration #N8110F, Piper PA28-181 archer, engine quit when flying at 6900'. The pilot stated it just died, but was still turning. He declared an emergency at 2136Z, and the aircraft landed at Topeka, Kansas (foe), at 2140Z, without incident. No injuries were reported, one passenger on board. On October 5, airport authority reported that aircraft will be at foe for quite some time, as no aircraft maintenance shop was available. The aircraft was put in storage in the hangar facility waiting for engine removal and repair. On October 19, 2011 the pilot privacy data omitted was contacted to determine subsequent findings related to the loss of power. He stated that the engine was inspected, and one cylinder exhaust valve had broken. A malfunction defect report will be filed. Engine will be overhauled.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION #N8110F, PIPER PA28-181 ARCHER, ENGINE QUIT WHEN FLYING AT 6900'. THE PILOT STATED IT JUST DIED, BUT WAS STILL TURNING. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 2136Z, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TOPEKA, KANSAS (FOE), AT 2140Z, WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.ON OCTOBER 5, AIRPORT AUTHORITY REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT WILL BE AT FOE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS NO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SHOP WAS AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT IN STORAGE IN THE HANGAR FACILITY WAITING FOR ENGINE REMOVAL AND REPAIR. ON OCTOBER 19, 2011 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS RELATED TO THE LOSS OF POWER. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, AND ONE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN. A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED. ENGINE WILL BE OVERHAULED.