# Incident 20140511014679I: Piper PA-28R-180, Leonardtown, MD, May 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3039° N, 76.6397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leonardtown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3039&lon=-76.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7516J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7516J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140511014679I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4500 FEET, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT.

SOON AFTER HE OBSERVED MIST COMING FROM THE FORWARD RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION.

AFTER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THE PILOT SHUTOFF THE ENGINE.

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD RESULTING IN AN ENGINE-OUT LANDING IN A LOCAL FARMERS FIELD.

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP TO MINIMIZE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

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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