# Incident 20130510007239I: Piper PA-28-201T, Corcoran, CA, May 10, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2013, 15:57 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: Salyer Farms Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8168Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8168Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510007239I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO A PART 91 FLIGHT, AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 10,500 FT, THE PILOT NOTED AN UNCOMMANDED DECREASE OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS  OF  OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE.  WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OAKLAND CENTER, THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO 24CL.  APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE A LOUD ?POP? AND THE ENGINE CEASED TO PRODUCE POWER.  THE PILOT PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING AT 24CL.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT/ENGINE AT 24CL REVEALED APPROXIMATELY A 4?? INCH IN DIAMETER HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASING AT BASE OF THE #2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.  ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER:  237400.R  ENGINE TSMOH:  1240.0

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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