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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · March 5, 2016

Date: March 5, 2016 · 10:52 local
Airport: Ernest A. Love Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7654J
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,344 total269 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7654JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-31054 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Prop control linkage failed shortly after takeoff. Pilot was able to land on remaining runway without further incident.

Subsequent inspection by maintenance personnel determined prop governor arm was disconnected from control cable, caused by an overly worn ball joint assembly.

Maintenance replaced ball joint assembly and conducted engine runup. Engine parameters all met normal performance standards.

As the FAA filed it

PROP CONTROL LINKAGE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED PROP GOVERNOR ARM WAS DISCONNECTED FROM CONTROL CABLE, CAUSED BY AN OVERLY WORN BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY.

MAINTENANCE REPLACED BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY AND CONDUCTED ENGINE RUNUP. ENGINE PARAMETERS ALL MET NORMAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

Other reports on N7654J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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