19991027038669I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Chicago, IL · October 27, 1999

Date
October 27, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N81023
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On October 27, 1999, aricraft (N81023) cleared for takeoff from runway 4L approximately 1045AM. The student pilot was at the controls, as the aircraft climbed through about 150AGL the engine suddenly lost power, the floght instructor took over the controls and declared an emergency. The engine quit and the instructor landed the aircraft safely on the taxiway between runways 4L and 4R. Upon inspection after landing the instructor noticed fuel leaking out of the gascolator drain valve, the valve was stuck in the drain position the aircraft had no other apparent damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 27, 1999, ARICRAFT (N81023) CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4L APPROXIMATELY 1045AM. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH ABOUT 150AGL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THE FLOGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY ON THE TAXIWAY BETWEEN RUNWAYS 4L AND 4R. UPON INSPECTION AFTER LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE GASCOLATOR DRAIN VALVE, THE VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE DRAIN POSITION THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE.