# Incident 20170909017749I: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, Beluga, AK, September 9, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2017, 13:24 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,237 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170909017749I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE AT 15OO AGL, ENGINE HAD SUDDEN, LOUD FAILURE AND SIEZED, LEAKING OIL OVER WINDSHIELD.  PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN SWAMPY MARSH AREA WHILE ON WHEELS WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.    SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS DETERMINED #2 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND CAUSED SEPARATION OF CYLINDER FROM BASE AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL.   EXEMPLARY PILOT ACTION PREVENTED FURTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BY ACCOMPLISHING UNLIKELY WHEEL LANDING IN SWAMPY GROUND.  AIRCRAFT RECOVERED BY HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N303T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240415014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240415014349A), Apr 15, 2024: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (N303T), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. On April 15, 2024, at 7:54 pm Alaska time Piper PA-18-105 special [privacy data omitted] was involved in an accident at coordinates N61 26.728 W150 31.911…

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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