# Incident 20211211020999I: Piper PA-28-180, Gonzales, LA, December 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2021, 22:00 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2127° N, 90.9224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2127&lon=-90.9224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4716L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4716L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,423 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211211020999I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 11, 2021, WHILE OPERATING N4716L, DEPARTING FROM LA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GONZALES LA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. NO INJUIRES WERE REPORTED AND AIRCRAFT PERFROMED A SAFE EMRGENCY LANDING A FEW MILES OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- 47161L: no report for this aircraft in the release

## Other reports on N4716L (1)

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

- [Incident 19900322014309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322014309I), Mar 22, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N4716L), Sautee, GA. Rough engine lost power. Forced landing in field.

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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