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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Muleshoe, TX · April 9, 2009

Date
April 9, 2009 · 08:30 local
Place
Muleshoe, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LKRG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82673
Reported as
Piper PA36300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
484 total212 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On takeoff and climb, power began to degrade due to a possible stuck valve. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a soft plowed field. After landing, the aircraft sustained minro damage to the landing gear and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, POWER BEGAN TO DEGRADE DUE TO A POSSIBLE STUCK VALVE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINRO DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.