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A PA32 diverted and landed in emergency condition due to engine failure caused by #6 cylinder connecting rod failure. In-flight engine shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : mmcs.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| ASRS Report | 707237 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : manifold press indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine's 6TH cylinder rod broke in half. Engine indicated drop in manifold pressure approximately 4 inches. An aircraft nearby said smoke was trailing behind. Diverted to closest major airport but engine failed prior to reaching it. Turned to second choice airport for landing. Propeller still wind milling. I shut down the engine and when the magnetos were turned to the 'off' position; the engine ceased; propeller stopped; and oil covered the windscreen. Landing was assured; and we glided in with no problem; nor any further damage to the airframe. If oil pressure drops off; you can plan on an engine to fail shortly afterwards. So if you can land with some power; better than none at all.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 DIVERTED AND LANDED IN EMER CONDITION DUE TO ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY #6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.
Narrative: ENGINE'S 6TH CYLINDER ROD BROKE IN HALF. ENG INDICATED DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE APPROX 4 INCHES. AN ACFT NEARBY SAID SMOKE WAS TRAILING BEHIND. DIVERTED TO CLOSEST MAJOR ARPT BUT ENG FAILED PRIOR TO REACHING IT. TURNED TO SECOND CHOICE ARPT FOR LNDG. PROP STILL WIND MILLING. I SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND WHEN THE MAGNETOS WERE TURNED TO THE 'OFF' POS; THE ENG CEASED; PROP STOPPED; AND OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN. LNDG WAS ASSURED; AND WE GLIDED IN WITH NO PROB; NOR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. IF OIL PRESSURE DROPS OFF; YOU CAN PLAN ON AN ENG TO FAIL SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. SO IF YOU CAN LAND WITH SOME PWR; BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.