# Accident 20180829012569A: Piper PA-28-181, Casa Grande, AZ, August 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2018, 17:40 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6447° N, 111.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6447&lon=-111.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4139A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4139A-2020-07-10) (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-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTINUED TO SHAKE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE OIL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWL. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AT THIS POINT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON AN AVAILABLE ROAD IN WHICH AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A BUSH AND SLID OFF THE ROAD.

## 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 WPR18LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA248), Aug 29, 2018: Piper PA28 (N4139A), Tat Momoli, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack in the connecting rod bushing end.

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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