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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Napoleon, MI · July 6, 2015

Date
July 6, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place
Napoleon, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9844W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

During climbout from runway 15 at 3NP aircraft experieinced a loss of power due to undetermined reasons. Pilot tried to return to airport but due to altitude when aircraft lost power (approximately 250' AGL) pilot made decision to land in hay field adjacent to airport.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM RUNWAY 15 AT 3NP AIRCRAFT EXPERIEINCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT BUT DUE TO ALTITUDE WHEN AIRCRAFT LOST POWER (APPROXIMATELY 250' AGL) PILOT MADE DECISION TO LAND IN HAY FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT.