# Incident 20160827021099I: Piper PA-28R-200, Big Lake, AK, August 27, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2016, 17:35 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3091T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3091T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827021099I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/27/2016 AT 1735 AKDT, A PIPER ARROW PA-28R-200 N3091T, OWNED AND OPERATED BY LAND AND SEA AVIATION, A PART 61 FLIGHT SCHOOL LOCATED AT MERRILL FIELD IN ANCHORAGE, AK, WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN A TRAINING AREA LOCATED IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.

AS THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 900' AGL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED VIBRATING AND RATTLEING.  THE CFI AND STUDENT NOTICED A DROP IN RPM, AND INDICATED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAGE WAS FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY.  AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, AND NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE CFI DECIDED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNDER POWER IN A FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N3091T (2)

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

- [Incident 20161125024229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161125024229I), Nov 25, 2016: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3091T), Anchorage, AK, No damage. PIC stated that N3091T landed at mri on runway 25, exited at taxiway d, and proceeded on taxiway a. once on taxiway a, the aircraft felt like it had a flat…
- [Incident 19911020052159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020052159I), Oct 20, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N3091T), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing on takeoff at uncharted strip in Mexico. Strut driven into wing. Emergency landing.

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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