Accident · 1997-09-13

NTSB case MIA97LA243 · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-09-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9385C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

fatigue failure of the No.4 connecting rod in an area where galling had occurred, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Related factors were: the pilot's lack of communication by failing to select the proper UNICOM frequency; and his failure or inability to flare the airplane during the forced landing, while avoiding another airplane that was landing on the same runway.

Source: NTSB case MIA97LA243

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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