# Incident 20150907016359I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Uriah, AL, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 15:25 local time
- Place: Uriah, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0161° N, 87.4467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0161&lon=-87.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44903) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-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-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,415 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907016359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED - FORCED LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD, STRUCK MAILBOXES DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ERA15LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA345), Sep 7, 2015: Piper PA 28R-201T (N44903), Atmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation caused by insufficiently torqued cylinder through bolt nuts, which caused bearings to shift and led to the subsequent failure of the No. 3…

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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