# Incident 20170321003219I: Piper PA-44-180T, Miami, FL, March 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2017, 08:22 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Executive Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6476° N, 80.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI EXEC (TMB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6476&lon=-80.4332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8376A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180T (registry code 7104404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 221 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170321003219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 9L, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND MAKE BACKFIRE NOISE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FEET, PILOT NOTED  RUNWAY REMAINING AND A LARGE FIELD AHEAD. THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE ENGINE POWER SITUATION AND DECIDED TO RETARD THE THROTTLES AND MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT OCCURED IN THE GRASS FIELD BEYOND THE END OF RWY 9L.

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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