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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Springfield, VT · February 18, 1994

Date: February 18, 1994 · 14:45 local
Place: Springfield, VT
Airport: Hartness State - Springfield
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4652R
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4652RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21407 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Right wheel assembly separated from aircraft after takeoff. Returned. Torque link had broken due to rough runway.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. TORQUE LINK HAD BROKEN DUE TO ROUGH RUNWAY.