PA32 pilot reported landing safely after losing one cylinder in the engine.

Attributes
ACN	1658490
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 230
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Lost one engine cylinder in flight. Informed tower of engine trouble and need of immediate clearance for landing. Landing was uneventful. Screws and bolts were missing or torn off cylinder number 3. Awaiting more details from engine repair shop to cause. Plane had annual done [earlier in the year] with excellent cylinder pressure readings. All engine instruments were in the green prior to cylinder going out. Pre-flight check and run-up were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot reported landing safely after losing one cylinder in the engine.

Narrative: Lost one engine cylinder in flight. Informed tower of engine trouble and need of immediate clearance for landing. Landing was uneventful. Screws and bolts were missing or torn off cylinder Number 3. Awaiting more details from engine repair shop to cause. Plane had annual done [earlier in the year] with excellent cylinder pressure readings. All engine instruments were in the green prior to cylinder going out. Pre-flight check and run-up were normal.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.