Piper PA28-181 incident near Amman, Jo, March 28, 2007
On March 28, 2007 at about 2:30 am local time, a Piper PA28-181 suffered minor damage in an incident near Amman. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 28, 2007 · about 2:30 am local time
- Place
- Amman, Jordan
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-181 · all PA28-181s on the register
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 28, 2007, at 0230 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28-181, Jordan registration JY-RJC, operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Academy, had the number 3 cylinder head (manufactured by ECi) separate from the cylinder barrel adjacent to the top barrel thread during the initial climb following a touch-and-go at Marka International Airport, Amman, Jordan. The airplane returned to the runway and landed safely. This was the third cylinder head separation on RJAA aircraft since November 2006. The Jordanian CAA sent all three failed cylinders to the NTSB Materials Lab for examination. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Jordanian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Civial Aviation Regulatory Comission PO Box 7547 Amman Area Code 11110 Jordan Telephone : +962 (06) 4892282 Facsimile : +962 (06) 4891653 Email : info@carc.gov.jo P.O.Box 7547 Amman Area Code 11110 Jordan This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Jordan government.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Crew member
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Royal Jordanian Air Academy
The flight
- Departed from: Amman
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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