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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Farmingdale, NY · December 31, 1985

Date: December 31, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place: Farmingdale, NY
Airport: Republic
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N557FL
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N557FLRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 1998 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 287125397 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left upper cowling came loose on the climbout. Landed safely. Not fastened properly prior to takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT UPPER COWLING CAME LOOSE ON THE CLIMBOUT. LANDED SAFELY. NOT FASTENED PROPERLY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

Other reports on N557FL · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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