# Accident 20220117001139A: Piper PA-28, Scottsdale, AZ, January 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2022, 10:50 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5643° N, 111.7881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5643&lon=-111.7881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5276W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5276W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220117001139A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 17, 2022, ABOUT 2256 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28 AIRPLANE, N5276W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE TO P50 IN FLIGHT.

THE POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE SEPARATION OF THE NO. 2 CONNECTING ROD FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE CRANKSHAFT CONNECTING ROD JOURNAL AND CONNECTING ROD BEARING SHOWED THERMAL DISTRESS AND MATERIAL DEFORMATION. MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE NO. 1 AND 2 CYLINDER INTERNAL BAY AREAS.

## 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 WPR22LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA081), Jan 18, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N5276W), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion.

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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