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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Farmingdale, NY · September 16, 2017

Date: September 16, 2017 · 14:45 local
Place: Farmingdale, NY
Airport: Republic
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N515VT
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,325 total

N515VTRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8416100 · Built 1984 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During student training and thrid touch and go pilot was on the upwind 450-600 feet MSL when there was a noise and what was felt like a rupture. Something red flew over the windshield and the aircraft immediately lost thrust and viberation of the rotation of the propeller. Pilot was able to turn back to airport and land safely on runway 32. The propeller was located 200 yards from the airport. Crankshaft was broke approximately 2 inches from propeller mounting flange. Id of crankshaft showed slight corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

DURING STUDENT TRAINING AND THRID TOUCH AND GO PILOT WAS ON THE UPWIND 450-600 FEET MSL WHEN THERE WAS A NOISE AND WHAT WAS FELT LIKE A RUPTURE. SOMETHING RED FLEW OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST THRUST AND VIBERATION OF THE ROTATION OF THE PROPELLER. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT AND LAND SAFELY ON RUNWAY 32. THE PROPELLER WAS LOCATED 200 YARDS FROM THE AIRPORT. CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM PROPELLER MOUNTING FLANGE. ID OF CRANKSHAFT SHOWED SLIGHT CORROSION.