# Accident 20221023016819A: Piper PA-28-235, Spartanburg, SC, October 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9248° N, 81.9694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9248&lon=-81.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8580N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8580N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221023016819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 5. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL THE PIC STARTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FT AGL PIC EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. PIC IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED GLIDE SPEED AND LOCATED A SUITABLE LANDING AREA ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY. ON LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL POWERLINES AND ON ROLLOUT THERE WAS A SMOKE FROM UNDER ENGINE COWLING. CREW AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. AIRFRAME AND PROPELLOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM WIRE STRIKE AND ENGINE SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM FIRE. INITIAL ANALYSIS AND EXTERIOR INSPECTION OF ENGINE COULD DETERMINE POWER LOSS. PROBABLE CAUSE AND FAA NON-COMPLIANCE STILL UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ERA23LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA037), Oct 23, 2022: Piper PA-28-235 (N8580N), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial separation of the crankshaft gear/bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8580N (1)

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

- [Incident 19950325010409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325010409I), Mar 25, 1995: Piper PA28235 (N8580N), Hagerstown, MD. Narrative: made hard landing on approach end of runway 2 traveled about 300 yards skidding down middle of runway, caught by a sudden gust of left crosswind,…

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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