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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Huntsville, TX · September 17, 2020

Date: September 17, 2020 · 17:15 local
Place: Huntsville, TX
Airport: Huntsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N433FL
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,187 total1,000 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N433FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125217 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 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.

The aircraft was returning to Huntsville Municipal Airport (kuts) after a 40 minute flight basic flight review. At approximately 5 miles away from the airport the engine lost power. The pilot under exam/aircraft owner was at the controls. The aircraft continued towards the runway as the crew completed the emergency procedures to re-establish power. The aircraft did not have enough speed to make it to the airport so the instructor pilot took the controls and landed the aircraft in a field approximately one half mile south of runway 36.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO HUNTSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KUTS) AFTER A 40 MINUTE FLIGHT BASIC FLIGHT REVIEW. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT UNDER EXAM/AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS AT THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AS THE CREW COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO RE-ESTABLISH POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT SO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 36.

Other reports on N433FL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940917037179IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Baytown, TXPartial power lost. Landed on road. Taxied to Baytown. NR4 cylinder failed due melting of metal at exhaust port.Sep 17, 1994