# Accident 20150519006579A: Piper PA-28-181, Knoxville, TN, May 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2015, 16:47 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0000° N, 83.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0000&lon=-83.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N597JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N597JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150519006579A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC AND PASSENGER HEARD A LOUD SOUND (BANG) COME FROM THE ENGINE.  THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND REDUCED RPM. ALTITUDE COULD NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED. A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWED.

## 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 ERA15LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA217), May 19, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N597JG), Corryton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 4 engine cylinder due to fatigue, resulting in a catastrophic failure of the engine.

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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