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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Erie, PA · July 31, 2001

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Date
July 31, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Erie, PA
Airport
Erie International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5259L
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N5259LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4557 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The private pilot was on a VFR flight and was cleared for takeoff on runway 6 at Erie airport. The pre-takeof runup was normal with no abnormailities noted. Upon takeoff at 500' AGL, the private pilot noted a loss of power. He called for clearance for an immediate return to the airport, landing on runway 24 without incident and taxied to the ramp. An engine mag check was completed with a problem noted with the left hand magneto. The engine was shut down, and the fuel and oil were inspected--both were found to be okay. The left hand magneto was found to have a faulty magnet. The complete magneto was replaced, an engine runup conducted, and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 6 AT ERIE AIRPORT. THE PRE-TAKEOF RUNUP WAS NORMAL WITH NO ABNORMAILITIES NOTED. UPON TAKEOFF AT 500' AGL, THE PRIVATE PILOT NOTED A LOSS OF POWER. HE CALLED FOR CLEARANCE FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AN ENGINE MAG CHECK WAS COMPLETED WITH A PROBLEM NOTED WITH THE LEFT HAND MAGNETO. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE FUEL AND OIL WERE INSPECTED--BOTH WERE FOUND TO BE OKAY. THE LEFT HAND MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY MAGNET. THE COMPLETE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED, AN ENGINE RUNUP CONDUCTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.