# Incident 20240124000499I: Piper PA-28-140, Gainsville, FL, January 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2024, 10:45 local time
- Place: Gainsville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N498FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,457 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240124000499I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 25, 2024 AT 10:45 LOCAL TIME^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER PA-28-140 SN 28-7125315 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (GNV) DURING A CLIMB OUT ON RUNWAY 7, THE CFI LANDED IN A FIELD JUST BEYOND THE  END OF THE RUNWAY. .

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER WHERE THE FUEL TANKS, GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR WAS CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION. THE MAGNETOS, CYLINDER CONDITION, INTAKE AND EXHAUST BLOCKAGE, AND OVERALL ENGINE CONDITION WAS CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNUP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE (KAVO) THE FOLLOWING DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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