# Incident 20160617009439I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Sanford, NC, June 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2016, 10:40 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8326L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,441 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160617009439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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