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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Palestine, TX · August 26, 2013

Date
August 26, 2013 · 11:53 local
Place
Palestine, TX
Airport
Palestine
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4388M
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C3B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,224 total41 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During initial climb, the engine started running rough. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to Palestine municipal airport, TX. The engine subsequently seized and the aircraft landed 400 feet short of runway 18. No injuries. Minor damage to aircraft. Examination of aircraft revealed #1 cylinder head internal catastrophic failure.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO PALESTINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TX. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY SEIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 400 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 18. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED #1 CYLINDER HEAD INTERNAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.