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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Longview, TX · July 29, 2021

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Date
July 29, 2021 · 13:07 local
Place
Longview, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6250W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
513 total125 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
N6250WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20296 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine 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 departed Longview, TX airport (ggg) on runway 18 on a VFR instructional flight with one flight instructor (CFI) and one student pilot on board. The student pilot was managing the flight controls. At approximately 1000 feet mean sea level (MSL), both pilots noticed a reduction of engine power of approximately 400 RPM, and began troubleshooting. When engine power could not be restored the CFI took the controls and determined the aircraft was unable to sustain flight. She made an emergency call on ggg tower frequency and was cleared to land on rwy 36. The CFI determined they would be unable to reach the airport and prepared for an off airport landing in an adjacent open grass field approximately 2 nautical miles (NM) sse of the rwy 36 threshold. The pilot made a normal approach and landing and the aircraft came to rest on a heading of 220. Both occupants were able to exit the aircraft without injury, and the CFI made a preliminary inspection of the engine. She determined there was no evidence of fire, and no obvious leaking fluids. Both fuel tanks were full of 100LL avgas.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LONGVIEW, TX AIRPORT (GGG) ON RUNWAY 18 ON A VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH ONE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND ONE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANAGING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), BOTH PILOTS NOTICED A REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER OF APPROXIMATELY 400 RPM, AND BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. WHEN ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. SHE MADE AN EMERGENCY CALL ON GGG TOWER FREQUENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 36. THE CFI DETERMINED THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND PREPARED FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN AN ADJACENT OPEN GRASS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) SSE OF THE RWY 36 THRESHOLD. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 220. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY, AND THE CFI MADE A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE. SHE DETERMINED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, AND NO OBVIOUS LEAKING FLUIDS. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FULL OF 100LL AVGAS.