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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Gainesville, TX · February 16, 1997

Date: February 16, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: Gainesville, TX
Airport: Gainesville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83208
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 217 total56 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N83208Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116124 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 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.

Narrative: on 02-16-97 at 1200 CST, N83208, a PA-28-161, departed gainsville airport (gle), gainsville, TX on runway 35. Upon reaching 600 feet AGL, the pilot heard a loud bang and reduction of engine power. The pilot turned the aircraft back towards the airfield. The aircraft was landed long on runway 22 in a grass field. There were no injuries to the pilot and two passengers, and minor damage to the aircraft's wings (leading edge) as a result of impacting two fence posts. An inspection of the engine showed that the spark plug from #4 cylinder came out as a result of a failed helicoil. A malfunction and defect report will be submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02-16-97 AT 1200 CST, N83208, A PA-28-161, DEPARTED GAINSVILLE AIRPORT (GLE), GAINSVILLE, TX ON RUNWAY 35. UPON REACHING 600 FEET AGL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 22 IN A GRASS FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS (LEADING EDGE) AS A RESULT OF IMPACTING TWO FENCE POSTS. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE SPARK PLUG FROM #4 CYLINDER CAME OUT AS A RESULT OF A FAILED HELICOIL. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.