# Incident 20210615010229I: Piper PA-28R-200, Williamsburg, VA, June 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2021, 21:05 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg-Jamestown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2392° N, 76.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (JGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2392&lon=-76.7161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2972R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210615010229I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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