# Incident 19960622027529I: Piper PA28140, Weatherford, TX, June 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7554° N, 97.7657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weatherford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7554&lon=-97.7657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98150, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 260 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960622027529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON 06-22-96, PIPER PA28-140, N98150, FORCED LANDED NEAR WEATHERFORD, TX. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET MSL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. HE PREPARED FOR AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A VACANT STRIP OF HIGHWAY BESIDE A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER LANDING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED ONE OF THE ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES HAD BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEATHERFORD, TX AT 10:00 CDT. THE PROPELLER HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N98150 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970319048009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319048009A), Mar 19, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N98150), Fortcollins, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the engine lost power, he said he turned on boost pump and checked tank selector and mixture to rich engine did…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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