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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Scottsdale, AZ · October 16, 2004

Date
October 16, 2004 · 17:22 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4544X
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

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) While on climb out from sdl and about 3 miles north of airport pilot heard and felt a loud bang with resulting loss of power. Pilot made a 180 and returned to sdl. Proclaimed an emergency and landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON CLIMB OUT FROM SDL AND ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT PILOT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG WITH RESULTING LOSS OF POWER. PILOT MADE A 180 AND RETURNED TO SDL. PROCLAIMED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.