# Incident 20110731014849I: Piper PA-28-140, Gallup, NM, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 07:15 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5111° N, 108.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALLUP MUNI (GUP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5111&lon=-108.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5972U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5972U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731014849I

## Narrative

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

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

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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