# Accident 20130705012289A: Piper PA 46-350P, Nappanee, IN, July 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5083° N, 85.9633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5083&lon=-85.9633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502EU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705012289A

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 8000 FEET PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE IN FIELD.  ENGINE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA397), Jul 5, 2013: Piper PA 46-350P (N502EU), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 6 piston due to detonation and the subsequent interruption of the engine oil flow that resulted from the piston fragments.

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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