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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 2A13

Piper Aircraft Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 58 12/22/2017 📄 TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (18)

Applicable airworthiness directives (100)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Piper Aircraft Inc. × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2024-25883 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2024-11-07
  • 2024-21652 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2024-09-23
  • 2024-21209 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2024-09-19
  • 2024-11143 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2024-05-22
  • 2024-08082 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2024-04-17
  • 2023-22352 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2023-10-10
  • 2023-12417 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines 2023-06-12
  • 2021-00044 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2021-01-15
  • 2020-25690 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2020-11-23
  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16225 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2020-08-04
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2020-11343 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2020-06-03
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2018-27577 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2018-12-21
  • 2018-06336 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2018-04-05
  • 2018-01059 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2018-01-23
  • 2017-24083 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2017-11-07
  • 2017-14375 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2017-07-11
  • 2016-24857 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2016-10-21
  • 2016-07580 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2016-04-11
  • 2015-25723 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2015-10-14
  • 2014-15139 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2014-06-27
  • 2013-20328 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2013-08-20
  • 2013-02075 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. 2013-02-04
  • 2012-18618 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2012-08-02
  • 2011-20519 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines 2011-08-12
  • 2010-31905 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-28-161 Airplanes 2010-12-28
  • 2010-25208 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-28-161 Airplanes 2010-10-06
  • 2010-18012 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes 2010-07-27
  • 2010-16618 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-07-13
  • 2010-7590 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-04-05
  • 2010-3117 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-02-23
  • E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
  • E9-26200 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34 and PA-44 Series Airplanes 2009-10-30
  • E9-25290 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ()HC-()2Y(K,R)-() Series Propellers 2009-10-27
  • E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
  • E9-4102 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2009-02-27
  • E8-27082 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-11-14
  • E8-21125 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-09-15
  • E8-11116 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-05-19
  • E8-7802 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-04-14
  • E8-5701 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-03-26
  • E7-24855 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2007-12-26
  • E7-5915 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-04-02
  • E7-2985 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cast Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-02-23
  • E6-15958 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines. 2006-09-29
  • E6-14691 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) Series Propellers 2006-09-08
  • E6-13238 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2006-08-14
  • 06-5127 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-06-06

+ 50 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (12)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

  • CE-10-30 Landing Gear Nose Gear Drag Link Bolt
  • CE-06-62
  • 2022-20 Wing Spar
  • AIR-21-10 Wing, Attach Fittings (JASC 5740)
  • AIR-21-07 WING SPAR, Verification of Correct Washers used with Wing Spar Attach Bolts
  • CE-18-25 Powerplant; Air Intake
  • CE-11-12R1 Wings - PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Rear Spar Corrosion at Fuselage Attach Fitting
  • CE-14-23 Powerplant; Air Intake
  • CE-14-22 Fuel Selector/Shut-Off Valve
  • CE-11-42 Flight Controls: Control Cable/Pulley Inspections
  • CE-11-10 Piper PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Corrosion on Flap Hinges, Brackets, and Ribs
  • CE-11-11 Wings - Piper PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Aileron Hinge Fitting Corrosion

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.21
  • Sec. 23.23
  • Sec. 23.201
  • Sec. 23.203
  • Sec. 23.207
  • Sec. 23.221
  • Sec. 23.301
  • Sec. 23.303
  • Sec. 23.305
  • Sec. 23.307
  • Sec. 23.337
  • Sec. 23.341
  • Sec. 23.603
  • Sec. 23.605
  • Sec. 23.613
  • Sec. 23.777
  • Sec. 23.867
  • Sec. 23.901
  • Sec. 23.955
  • Sec. 23.959
  • Sec. 23.965
  • Sec. 23.967
  • Sec. 23.1093
  • Sec. 23.1101
  • Sec. 23.1143
  • Sec. 23.1301
  • Sec. 23.1303
  • Sec. 23.1305
  • Sec. 23.1322
  • Sec. 23.1325
  • Sec. 23.1327
  • Sec. 23.1331
  • Sec. 23.1441
  • Sec. 23.1501
  • Sec. 23.1523
  • Sec. 23.1529
  • Sec. 23.1541
  • Sec. 23.1543
  • Sec. 23.1547
  • Sec. 23.1557
  • Sec. 23.1581
  • Sec. 3.71
  • Sec. 3.73
  • Sec. 23.25
  • Sec. 23.29
  • Sec. 23.251
  • Sec. 23.561
  • Sec. 23.601
  • Sec. 23.771
  • Sec. 23.1307
  • Sec. 23.1309
  • Sec. 23.1357
  • Sec. 23.2515
  • Sec. 23.2520

Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF

Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.

Vne

148kt

never exceed

Vno

121kt

max struct cruise

Va

112kt

maneuvering

Vfe

100kt

flaps extended

Max gross

2,200lbs

Seats

4

Fuel

50gal

Oil

2gal

Engines (per TCDS)

  • — Lycoming O-320-B2B or O-320-D2A with carburetor setting 10-3678-32
  • — Lycoming O-320-A2B or O-320-E2A with carburetor setting 10-3678-32
  • — Lycoming O-360-A3A or 0-360-A4A with carburetor setting 10-3878 or 10-4164-1
  • — Lycoming O-320-D2A with carburetor setting 10-3678-32
  • — Lycoming O-360-A3A or 0-360-A4A with carburetor setting 10-4164-1
  • — Lycoming O-540-B2B5
  • — Lycoming O-320-E2A with carburetor setting 10-3678-32 or O-320-E3D with
  • — Lycoming IO-360-B1E

Fuel grade 91/96 minimum grade aviation gasoline

Fleet view · 18,431 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

4

n=18,431

Horsepower

180

180–225

Cruise (kts)

107

105–108

Year of mfr

1973

1941–2026

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 6,750
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 5,057
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER 1,939
  • LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 1,227
  • LYCOMING IO-360-B4A 918
  • CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER 523
  • LYCOMING O-360-A4M 325
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 213

NTSB events

4,554

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

817

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.25 events / tail · 0.04 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.