# Incident 20240417010999I: Piper PA-32-260, Denton, TX, April 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3564W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3564W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 29 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240417010999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:  ARRIVED AT KDTO 10:30AM, APRIL 17TH, FOR TOUCH AND GO TRAINING.  PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT, STARTED ENGINE RECEIVED ATIS AS KDTO.  TAXIED TO 18L PERFORMED RUNUP PER CHECHLIST, NO ISSUE.  RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF.  TAKEOFF AT 56 KNOTS ROTATED CLIMBED OUT AT VY (91KTS) RIGHT CROSSWIND TURN AT 2500 FT AGL. TOWER ADVISED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18R.  RIGHT DOWNWIND TURN AND LEVELED OFF AT 1450 MSL.  RECEIVED LANDING CLEARANCE, TURNED RIGHT 18R.  THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, IMMEDIATELY TURNED DIRECT TO AIRPORT AND ADVISED DTO TOWER, EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE.  RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON 18L OR 18R.  PERFORMED EMEREGECY PROCEDURES FROM MEMORY.  INFORMED THE TOWER I WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD.  CLEARED THE POWER LINES, ADDED FULL FLAPS, LANDED SAFELY.  CALL TOWER SAID I WAS OK AND PROVIDED POSITION.

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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