What happened
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(-23) On 09/21/01, at 2256 gmt, a Piper, PA-32R-301, N192SP owned by michael l. oatman privacy data omitted while on an instructional flight doing takeoffs and landings at Waco regional a/p, Waco, TX., had the engine surge to high rpm's while experiencing a loss of propellor pitch on takeoff from Waco regional a/p. an emergency landing was made in a wooded area, one mile from the end of the runway south of the airport. The weather conditions were visual meteorological conditions and the aircraft was under Waco tower control. The aircraft was consumed by fire after contact with the ground and destroyed. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the instructor had no injuries. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate and the instructor holds a commercial certificate with an instructors rating. The flight originated in mcgregor, Texas, on 09/21/01 at 2215 gmt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/21/01, AT 2256 GMT, A PIPER, PA-32R-301, N192SP OWNED BY MICHAEL L. OATMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DOING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT WACO REGIONAL A/P, WACO, TX., HAD THE ENGINE SURGE TO HIGH RPM'S WHILE EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF PROPELLOR PITCH ON TAKEOFF FROM WACO REGIONAL A/P. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA, ONE MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER WACO TOWER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND THE INSTRUCTOR HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUCTORS RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MCGREGOR, TEXAS, ON 09/21/01 AT 2215 GMT.
NTSB investigation
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