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| Date: | Sunday 29 May 2022 |
| Time: | 16:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2148J |
| MSN: | 28R-7931012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3804 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO 360FB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morgan, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pampa-Perry Lefors Field, TX (PPA/KPPA) |
| Houston Southwest Airport, TX (KAXH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight, the pilot observed the manifold pressure drop, followed by a loud rattling engine noise with strong vibrations. The pilot shut down the engine and diverted toward a nearby airport. The pilot reported that he thought the airplane was too high on the downwind leg; however, after he turned the airplane onto the final leg, he realized that the headwind would prevent him from making it to the runway. The pilot performed a forced landing into rough terrain short of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.
Postaccident examination of the No. 3 cylinder revealed the cylinder barrel was fractured between the cooling fins and the threaded section used for mounting the cylinder head. A metallurgical examination revealed a fatigue crack that originated at a corrosion pit on the outer diameter surface of the cylinder barrel.
The inboard-facing side of the first cylinder cooling fin was tinted black for a 180° arc, with the center of the arc in line with the fatigue crack. Manufacturer guidance includes inspection of cylinder fins for any signs of oil or soot leakage that might indicate a cylinder or head-to-barrel junction structural integrity breach. The engine was operated about 30 hours since the last annual inspection.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a corrosion-related fatigue crack of the No. 3 cylinder barrel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA227
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 2014 | N2148J | Private | 0 | Houston, Texas | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Feb-2024 11:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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