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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Staunton, VA · May 22, 2018

Date: May 22, 2018 · 13:50 local
Place: Staunton, VA
Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9485N
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9485NRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2019 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35204 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On climbout from shd, runway 23, at approx 4000' the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot attempted to regain power without success.

An emergency landing was made in a field approximately .5 miles south of the airport. The aircraft sustained damage to the right and nose landing gear as well as the prop, right flap and aileron. A post accident investigation found the throttle control cable rod end detached from the fuel control. The rod end was reconnected and the engine was run sucessfully.

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMBOUT FROM SHD, RUNWAY 23, AT APPROX 4000' THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR AS WELL AS THE PROP, RIGHT FLAP AND AILERON. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE ROD END DETACHED FROM THE FUEL CONTROL. THE ROD END WAS RECONNECTED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN SUCESSFULLY.