# Incident 20111221028279I: Piper PA-38-112, Fresno, CA, December 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2382V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2382V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111221028279I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE TO FAT AT PROXIMATELY 2500 FT AGL,  PIC NOTED THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH ISSUE BY LEAN THE FUEL MIXTURE, APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT AND SWITCHING MAGNETOS,  BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  THE PIC CONTACTED THE FAT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND REQUESTED PRIORITY LANDING.  THE PIC MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY, AS THE PIC ADVANCED THE THROTTLE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE ENGINE.  UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THE #3 CYLINDER, ALONG WITH THE PISTON , HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE.

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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