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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lubbock, TX · March 29, 2022

Date: March 29, 2022 · 10:00 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock Executive Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7262P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 203 total42 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N7262PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2438 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 29, 2022, at 10:00AM local time CDT, a Piper PA-24-250 aircraft bearing registration number N7262P, registered to the private owner, experienced an engine failure on a one mile final approach to the destiantion airport and landed in a field. There was only minor damage to the landing gear. Location was I mile north of the Lubbock executive air park (F82) in Lubbock, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on VFR flight following from kgks galveston, Texas to F82 Lubbock, Texas. No flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot, and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from (kgks) on (March 29, 2022 at 6:55AM local time CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 29, 2022, AT 10:00AM LOCAL TIME CDT, A PIPER PA-24-250 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N7262P, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON A ONE MILE FINAL APPROACH TO THE DESTIANTION AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. LOCATION WAS I MILE NORTH OF THE LUBBOCK EXECUTIVE AIR PARK (F82) IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM KGKS GALVESTON, TEXAS TO F82 LUBBOCK, TEXAS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (KGKS) ON (MARCH 29, 2022 AT 6:55AM LOCAL TIME CDT.