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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Birmingham, AL · May 30, 2023

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Date
May 30, 2023 · 21:35 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
3T7S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N43291
Reported as
Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total
N43291Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415448 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine 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.

Instructor and student pilot were performing touch and go landings at the Birmingham (bhm) airport and was in contact with the Birmingham tower. While on the base leg for runway 6, the instructor informed the tower that he had experienced an engine failaure and declared an emergency. Instructor determined that he would be unable to make the runway and chose to land the aircraft in a railroad yard, just short of the runway 6.

Aircraft sustained minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE BIRMINGHAM (BHM) AIRPORT AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE BIRMINGHAM TOWER. WHILE ON THE BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 6, THE INSTRUCTOR INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILAURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. INSTRUCTOR DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A RAILROAD YARD, JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 6.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE.