# Incident 20210616014879I: Piper PA-28-180, Mcgregor, TX, June 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Airport: Mcgregor
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4535° N, 97.7514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCGREGOR (2TX5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4535&lon=-97.7514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8222W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8222W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210616014879I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED PWG, GAINED 400 FEET OF ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE CEASED PRODUCING POWER.  A HAY FIELD WAS DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT PATH.  A SUCCESSFUL OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  NO DAMAGE / INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N8222W (2)

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

- [Accident 19830210005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830210005009A), Feb 10, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N8222W), Vernon, IL, Substantial damage. Lost student pilot landed at a rla strip downwind and ran off departure end of runway into a ditch.
- [Accident 19780928033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928033039A), Sep 28, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N8222W), Portland, IN, Substantial damage

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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