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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · New Fairview, TX · June 26, 2022

Date: June 26, 2022 · 16:38 local
Place: New Fairview, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46SE
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,762 total

N46SERegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622131 · Built 1992 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 6-26-2022 at approximately 1400 CDT aircraft privacy data omitted took off from the bridgeport Texas airport. During flight the aircraft lost engine power and had to make an emergency gear up landing in a farmed field outside of rhome Texas. No injuries sustained and appears to be minor damage to the aircraft. Pilot reported the annunciator for the #1 alternator illuminated during flight. Pilot said he experienced what he believed was a propeller surge and then the voltage for #2 alternator started to drop. Alternator belt was protruding from cowling after landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6-26-2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM THE BRIDGEPORT TEXAS AIRPORT. DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING IN A FARMED FIELD OUTSIDE OF RHOME TEXAS. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND APPEARS TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED THE ANNUNCIATOR FOR THE #1 ALTERNATOR ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A PROPELLER SURGE AND THEN THE VOLTAGE FOR #2 ALTERNATOR STARTED TO DROP. ALTERNATOR BELT WAS PROTRUDING FROM COWLING AFTER LANDING.