# Accident 20181021020509A: Piper PA-32R-300, Indianapolis, IN, October 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2018, 14:44 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8944° N, 86.3042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8944&lon=-86.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2920Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2920Q-2022-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,046 total, 3,467 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020509A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2018, AT 1444 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA32R LANCE AIRCRAFT, N2920Q, LANDED OFF-AIRPORT FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO INDY LANCE LLC AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP), FISHERS, INDIANA, ABOUT 1440 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK AIRPORT (EYE), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

## 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 WPR19LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA011), Oct 21, 2018: Piper PA32R (N2920Q), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to displacement of the dual magneto’s internal camshaft, which resulted in the magneto’s inability to produce spark.

## Other reports on N2920Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20021022036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022036489I), Oct 22, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N2920Q), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) During final approach on a flight from evv to eye the engine lost power. The aircraft glided to eye (approx. 2 miles) and landed without incident. Upon…

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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