# Incident 20181014020069I: Piper PA-28-180, Wetumpka, AL, October 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Airport: Wetumpka Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5273° N, 86.3310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WETUMPKA MUNI (08A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5273&lon=-86.3310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2171T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181014020069I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE OIL PRESSURE REMAINED GREEN BUT THE OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKE SO THE PILOT CONTACTED MONTGOMERY APPROACH TO RECEIVE LOCAL TRAFFIC  FREQUENCY FOR WETUMPKA, AL AND INFORMED THEM OF HIS INTENTION TO LAND AT 08A. THE PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 27 AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A 2 INCH HOLE OF AN UNDETERMINED ORIGIN IN THE UPPER SIDE OF THE ENGINE CASE ADJACENT TO THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.

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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