# Incident 20130428006779I: Piper PA-32-301, Ekwok, AK, April 28, 2013 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 28, 2013, 14:10 local time - Place: Ekwok, AK - Airport: Ekwok - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 59.3568° N, 157.4711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EKWOK (KEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3568&lon=-157.4711&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8374T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8374T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301 - Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1GB - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130428006779I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT WAS EN-ROUTE FROM DILLINGHAM, AK TO ANCHORAGE, AK IN VFR WEATHER, WITH THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91. A WEATHER REPORT WAS OBTAINED ONLINE AND FROM A PILOT THAT HAD BEEN OPERATING EARLIER IN THE DAY. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR ? THE WEATHER IS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT. ABOUT 25 MINUTES OUT OF DILLINGHAM, AK (042 DEGS. 39.8 NM FROM THE DILLINGHAM ?DLG? VOR/DME), WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT HEARD A ?POP? SOUND (LOUD NOISE) THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOLLOWED BY AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN ENGINE OUT LANDING AT EKWOK, AK. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER VACATED THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER WHICH THE PILOT OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE JUST ABOVE THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER CLOSE TO THE CASE HALVES THE PILOT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF METAL IN THE COWLING THAT APPEARS TO HAVE COME FROM THE ENGINE CASE ITSELF. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTH, WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES. ## Other reports on N8374T (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090515047189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090515047189A), May 15, 2009: Piper PA-32-301 (N8374T), Eagle River, AK, Minor damage. Telephone interview with pilot [privacy data omitted] about aft cargo door top leaving aircraft in flight see attached pilot narrative. It appears the j hook… - [Accident 19960302047529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302047529A), Mar 2, 1996: Piper PA32301 (N8374T), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot continued flight into white-out conditions and hit a snow covered 1150 ft mountain near the top. - [Accident 19921204049499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921204049499A), Dec 4, 1992: Piper PA32301 (N8374T), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Struck snow covered ground while circling area to find airport. Tore off nose and left main gear. Blamed whiteout. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.