# Incident 20190609006359I: Piper PA-25-260, Robbinsville, NJ, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton Robbinsville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (N87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9573P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9573P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540 G1A5
- 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/20190609006359I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FOR A BANNER TOW MISSION FROM TRENTON ROBBINSVILLE AIRPORT (N87). THE PILOT MADE TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO PICK UP THE BANNER. THE THIRD PICK UP ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER, AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, POST-FLIGHT, REVEALED A HOLE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, ADJACENT TO, AND THROUGH THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG HOLE ON THE #5 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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