# Incident 20170916020819I: Piper PA-28-161, Farmingdale, NY, September 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2017, 14:45 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515VT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515VT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916020819I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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