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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Sanford, NC · June 17, 2016

Date: June 17, 2016 · 10:40 local
Place: Sanford, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8326L
Reported as: Piper PA-28RT-201
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,441 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on an instructional flight conducting a practice GPS approach to runway 3 at tta. The flight was being flown on an IFR flight plan which the pilot cancelled while on approach to tta prior to the incident. Approximately 7 to 8 miles from airport engine started running rough. About 2.5 miles from the field at approximately 2380 feet they lost engine power and were forced to land in a field 0.8 miles south of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTING A PRACTICE GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3 AT TTA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING FLOWN ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHICH THE PILOT CANCELLED WHILE ON APPROACH TO TTA PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 MILES FROM AIRPORT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ABOUT 2.5 MILES FROM THE FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 2380 FEET THEY LOST ENGINE POWER AND WERE FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD 0.8 MILES SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.