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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Roper, NC · August 1, 2022

Date: August 1, 2022 · 09:29 local
Place: Roper, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8139H
Reported as: Piper PA-28RT-201
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,050 total

N8139HRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-8018025 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed dare county regional airport (kmqi) for charlotte-monro executive airport (keqy). After about 20 minutes into flight, the engine started running a little rough. The engine issue started getting worse as the flight went on. The pilot declared an emergency and was planning to land in a plowed field near state highway 64. At the last minute, the pilot decided to land on state highway 64 instead and did not have time to lower the landing gear. There was no post landing fire and minimal damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DARE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMQI) FOR CHARLOTTE-MONRO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KEQY). AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH. THE ENGINE ISSUE STARTED GETTING WORSE AS THE FLIGHT WENT ON. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS PLANNING TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 64. AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON STATE HIGHWAY 64 INSTEAD AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO POST LANDING FIRE AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.