# Incident 20181229021859I: Piper PA-28-181, San Diego, CA, December 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2018, 13:13 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8401T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8401T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181229021859I

## Narrative

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

THE CFI AND STUDENT PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF, A SHORT FIELD LANDING, A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND TAKE OFF. WHILE FLYING THE PATTERN  ON THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS REPORTED . THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN THE MYF AREA. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED, AND  UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE ENGINE CONPARTMENT WAS OPENED TO DISCOVERED A CRACK IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

CYLINDER WAS OVERHAULED BY ONE STOP. SPOKE TO ONE STOP PMI CONCERNING THIS 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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