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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gallup, NM · July 31, 2011

Date: July 31, 2011 · 07:15 local
Place: Gallup, NM
Airport: Gallup Municipal
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5972U
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 in this make and model

N5972URegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-26858 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot distracted from completion of checklist. Attempted takeoff with carb heat applied. With aircraft near max gross weight, high density altitude and carb heat, aircraft could not climb. Pilot made emergency landing in field off airport. Minor damage to nose gear fairing. No other damage, no injuries to pilot or passenger. After inspection, no further damage found. Aircraft continued to destination

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DISTRACTED FROM COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST. ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH CARB HEAT APPLIED. WITH AIRCRAFT NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND CARB HEAT, AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD OFF AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR FAIRING. NO OTHER DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. AFTER INSPECTION, NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION