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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Williamsburg, VA · June 15, 2021

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Date
June 15, 2021 · 21:05 local
Place
Williamsburg, VA
Airport
Williamsburg-Jamestown
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2972R
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total
N2972RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35357 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On the evening of June 15, 2021, privacy data omitted (PIC)declared an inflight emergency prior to safely landing at Williamsburg Jamestown airport (kjgg). He was acting as pilot in command of N2972R, a PA28R-200, s/n: 28R-35357, registered to privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Propeller began to uncontrollably overspeed 7 miles north west of kjgg at 3500 feet MSL. Several minutes later as he approached the downwind leg of runway 31 at kjgg the engine emitted a loud bang accompanied by smoke in the cabin and a burning oil odor. The engine had lost significant power, but remained running. The PIC executed a normal landing, rolled off the active runway, and shut down the engine. Upon safely exiting the plane (no injuries) the PIC and first responders noted smoke emitting from the cowling. On scene FAA inspection revealed an engine crankcase failure(hole) above the number one cylinder. The root cause of the failure and what components failed could not be determined due to the scope of the field inspection.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 15, 2021, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC)DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY PRIOR TO SAFELY LANDING AT WILLIAMSBURG JAMESTOWN AIRPORT (KJGG). HE WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N2972R, A PA28R-200, S/N: 28R-35357, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPELLER BEGAN TO UNCONTROLLABLY OVERSPEED 7 MILES NORTH WEST OF KJGG AT 3500 FEET MSL. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AS HE APPROACHED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 31 AT KJGG THE ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A BURNING OIL ODOR. THE ENGINE HAD LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER, BUT REMAINED RUNNING. THE PIC EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING, ROLLED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. UPON SAFELY EXITING THE PLANE (NO INJURIES) THE PIC AND FIRST RESPONDERS NOTED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE COWLING. ON SCENE FAA INSPECTION REVEALED AN ENGINE CRANKCASE FAILURE(HOLE) ABOVE THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WHAT COMPONENTS FAILED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE SCOPE OF THE FIELD INSPECTION.