# Accident 20220529022899A: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Morgan, TX, May 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2022, 15:22 local time
- Place: Morgan, TX
- Airport: W4 Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9900° N, 97.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9900&lon=-97.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2148J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148J-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220529022899A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-28RT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE PIC NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE COCKPIT.  THE PIC SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND EXECUTED A POWER OFF LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD, SHORT OF THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING.  THE UNIMPROVED SURFACE CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN22LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA227), May 29, 2022: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2148J), Morgan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a corrosion-related fatigue crack of the No. 3 cylinder barrel.

## Other reports on N2148J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140727012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140727012939A), Jul 27, 2014: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2148J), Clear Lake, TX, Minor damage. On a personal flight from T41 to gls pilot experienced a gear malfunction light. Pilot completed emergency checklist with a negative outcome. Pilot conducted a…

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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