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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Rogersville, TN · April 2, 2001

Date
April 2, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place
Rogersville, TN
Airport
Hawkins County Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6185H
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
765 total600 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Shortly after takeoff, at approx. 1500 feet, the engine quit but was windmilling. The pilot recognized a nearby field and landed with only a nose gear fairing door slightly damaged. Engine removed to investigate the reason for the failure. FAA a/w will follow up on the engine tear down to determine the cause.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROX. 1500 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT BUT WAS WINDMILLING. THE PILOT RECOGNIZED A NEARBY FIELD AND LANDED WITH ONLY A NOSE GEAR FAIRING DOOR SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. ENGINE REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. FAA A/W WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.