# Accident 20240419006069A: Piper PA-28-151, Marana, AZ, April 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2024, 12:39 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5946° N, 111.1882° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5946&lon=-111.1882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4399X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4399X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240419006069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE AND HIS STUDENT DEPARTED FALCON FIELD AIRPORT (KFFZ), MESA AZ. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM LOCAL TIME (LT) FOR A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY DUAL FLIGHT TO COOLIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (P08) COOLIDGE AZ TO CONDUCT A FULL-STOP TAXI BACK LANDING. AFTER LANDING AT P08 THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INTENTION WAS TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KAVQ), MARANA AZ. FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10 LT THEY HAD DEPARTED P08 TO THE SOUTHEAST ENROUTE TO KAVQ. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE NORTH SIDE OF NEWMAN'S PEAK IN STRAIGHT-LEVEL FLIGHT AT 4,500 MSL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER DID NOT WINDMILL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED THE ENGINE RESTART CHECKLIST, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN PERFORMED A "MAYDAY" CALL ON THE 121.5 RADIO FREQUENCY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PROVIDED HIS LOCATION, 2 SOLES ON BOARD, TURNED-ON THE ELT, AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT NEITHER HE OR THE STUDENT WERE INJURED DURING THE LANDING AND THAT THEY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFETY THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT'S DOOR.

## 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 ANC24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA027), Apr 19, 2024: Piper PA-28-151 (N4399X), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 4 cylinder piston boss.

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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