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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Dallas, TX · March 25, 1998

Date: March 25, 1998 · 12:15 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Redbird Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Aircraft: N2566B
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total272 in this make and model196 in the last 90 days

N2566BRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0126 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft departed Redbird Airport and commenced climb out to 1800'. Pilot in command noticed an RPM drop and felt vibration. Engine experienced severe drop in RPM and loss of power. Engine then quit but did not seize, prop continued to turn. PIC performed a power off landing in median of I-20, 1/2 mile east of hampton rd. exit. The aircraft came to rest approx. 21/2 miles south of Redbird Airport. Wx not a factor, winds south approx. 15 knots. No injuries were sustained. No airframe damage. Engine #2 cyl. Damaged crankcase.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED REDBIRD AIRPORT AND COMMENCED CLIMB OUT TO 1800'. PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED AN RPM DROP AND FELT VIBRATION. ENGINE EXPERIENCED SEVERE DROP IN RPM AND LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE THEN QUIT BUT DID NOT SEIZE, PROP CONTINUED TO TURN. PIC PERFORMED A POWER OFF LANDING IN MEDIAN OF I-20, 1/2 MILE EAST OF HAMPTON RD. EXIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROX. 21/2 MILES SOUTH OF REDBIRD AIRPORT. WX NOT A FACTOR, WINDS SOUTH APPROX. 15 KNOTS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE. ENGINE #2 CYL. DAMAGED CRANKCASE.