# Incident 20111228029279I: Piper PA-32R-300, Grants, NM, December 28, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1723H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1723H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 175 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111228029279I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 28, 2011, AT 1545 MST, AIRCRAFT N1723H, A PIPER LANCE PA-32R-300, REGISTERED TO CO-OPERATIVE CROSSROADS FLYING CLUB, WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PHOENIX GATEWAY AIRPORT (IWA) TO DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (AEG), UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. CRUISING AT 9,500 MSL THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  SECONDS LATER, OIL BEGAN FLOWING  FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  PILOT HEARD A SECOND LOUDER NOISE, ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN  SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED.  THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON NM HIGHWAY 117 CAUSING NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1723H (3)

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

- [Incident 20230312003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312003269I), Mar 12, 2023: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1723H), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On March 12, 2023, at 1019 MST, [privacy data omitted], a Piper PA-32R-300, owned by co-operative cross roads flying club, and operated by private pilot…
- [Incident 20060825018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060825018029I), Aug 25, 2006: Piper PA32R300 (N1723H), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On August 25, 2006, at approximately 4:27 pm, the pilot [privacy data omitted] called the Scottsdale air traffic control tower for a takeoff clearance.…
- [Incident 19800404047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404047589I), Apr 4, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N1723H), Raton, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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