# Incident 20010731019369I: Piper PA28180, Erie, PA, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5259L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731019369I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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