# Accident 20200805019389A: Piper PA-28-180, Sinclair, ME, August 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2020, 12:50 local time
- Place: Sinclair, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6935° N, 69.3819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6935&lon=-69.3819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7213W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7213W) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200805019389A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RECOVERING FROM MANEUVERING FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT HEARD A "POP" WHEN ADVANCING THE THROTTLE. THE CFI DID NOT HEAR THE "POP" BUT DID CONFIRM THAT THE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CFI CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A CLEAR CUT AREA, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE LANDING SEQUENCE.

## 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 ERA20LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA277), Aug 5, 2020: Piper PA28 (N7213W), St. Agatha, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the crankshaft gear alignment dowel due to fatigue crack propagation and overstress, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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