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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Hammond, LA · March 31, 2017

Date: March 31, 2017 · 17:30 local
Place: Hammond, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N694DB
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 185 total37 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N694DBRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7540087 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Interviews reveiled the airplane was having intermittant electrical issues. A different person had tried to use the airplane earlier, and could not get the engine started. Pilot stated:

-Engine was hard to start. "Had to turn off boost pump and strobe to reduce load."

-On flight from khdc to kpns, "the aspen was flickering".

On return flight to khdc, still had intermittant electrical anomolies. Upon reaching khdc, pilot decided to do some touch and go's. immediately after fourth touch and go, pilot stated he "lost power" and decided to land straight ahead. Airplane landed on runway and went approximately 400 yards past the end of the runway and stopped in mud. Pilot stated he applied full power to try to turn back but airplane was stuck in mud, so he shut down.

As the FAA filed it

INTERVIEWS REVEILED THE AIRPLANE WAS HAVING INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. A DIFFERENT PERSON HAD TRIED TO USE THE AIRPLANE EARLIER, AND COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE STARTED. PILOT STATED:

-ENGINE WAS HARD TO START. "HAD TO TURN OFF BOOST PUMP AND STROBE TO REDUCE LOAD."

-ON FLIGHT FROM KHDC TO KPNS, "THE ASPEN WAS FLICKERING".

ON RETURN FLIGHT TO KHDC, STILL HAD INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL ANOMOLIES. UPON REACHING KHDC, PILOT DECIDED TO DO SOME TOUCH AND GO'S. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, PILOT STATED HE "LOST POWER" AND DECIDED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY AND WENT APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED IN MUD. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO TRY TO TURN BACK BUT AIRPLANE WAS STUCK IN MUD, SO HE SHUT DOWN.