# Incident 19971001033759I: Piper PA28140, Abilene, TX, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4329T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4329T-2020-05-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001033759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT 20 MILES NORTH OF ABILENE ELMDALE AIRPORT WHILE AT 900 FT. AGL, THIS PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL AIRSTRIP SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF ANSON, TEXAS. THE UNSCHEDULED LANDING RESULTED IN NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE SOLE PASSENGER AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY A LOCAL MECHANIC REVEALED THAT A VALVE HAD FAILED IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. A VALVE FAILED IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS WHICH RESULTED IN A 25% LOSS OF AVAILABLE POWER AT A MINIMUM.

## Other reports on N4329T (2)

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

- [Accident 20170325002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170325002199A), Mar 25, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N4329T), Stonewall, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed 30TX on first flight after annual inspection. The pilot returned 30TX after approximately 7 minutes, touched down approximately half way down…
- [Accident 19800112000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800112000849A), Jan 12, 1980: Piper PA28/ (N4329T), Wink, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot reported left brake locked up on landing roll. Veered off runway. No brake defect found.

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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