20241003013649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Okechobbee, FL · October 3, 2024

Date: October 3, 2024 · 09:11 local
Place: Okechobbee, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: P39S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8091R
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total596 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

N8091RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016077 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/03/2024 a PA-28-161 was in cruise flight when the engine failed four miles north of kobe due to the number four cylinder valve cover missing five out of the six attatchment screws. The loose valve cover allowed the rocker shaft to migrate approximately two inches foward and resulted in the exhaust valve rocker assembly becoming disconnected. The pilot made a successful emergency landing which resulted in minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/03/2024 A PA-28-161 WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED FOUR MILES NORTH OF KOBE DUE TO THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER VALVE COVER MISSING FIVE OUT OF THE SIX ATTATCHMENT SCREWS. THE LOOSE VALVE COVER ALLOWED THE ROCKER SHAFT TO MIGRATE APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES FOWARD AND RESULTED IN THE EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ASSEMBLY BECOMING DISCONNECTED. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

Other reports on N8091R · 1

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

Incident 20200707008589ICruise/Level Flight · Moore Haven, FLPart 141 air agency, [privacy data omitted] conducted an instructional flight under part 91, a Piper PA-28-161, N8091R, with two pilots on board (one instructor and one ppl certificated student) was unable to maintain altitude due to engine loss of power.…Jul 7, 2020 · Minor damage