# Incident 20120709018359I: Piper PA-28R-200, Falmouth, MA, July 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2012, 12:55 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Coast Guard Air Station Cape C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4428T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4428T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 150 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120709018359I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE TO ACK, DESCENDING THROUGH 7,000 FEET, THE TOP COWL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT WINDSCREEN CAUSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE PLEXIGLASS. THE CFI AT THE CONTROLS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT CONTACTED CAPE APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CFI NOTED THE AIRPORT OFF TO HIS RIGHT (KFMH) AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO CONTACT THE TOWER. THE TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED 'ALL RUNWAYS AVAILABLE'. THE CFI THEN TURNED A SHORT BASE TO FINAL AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4428T (1)

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

- [Accident 19840816045139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816045139A), Aug 16, 1984: Piper PA28R200 (N4428T), Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion. Poor visibility was factor.

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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