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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Rigby, ID · June 6, 2024

Date
June 6, 2024 · 07:00 local
Place
Rigby, ID
Airport
Rigby
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9975W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,140 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During climb out at 6000 ft MSL a noise was heard and aircraft experienced engine power loss. Pilot in command could not maintain altitude and pitched for best glide. Passenger ran checklist while pilot performed troubleshooting. Unable to regain engine power the pilot elected to land aircraft in a field.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 6000 FT MSL A NOISE WAS HEARD AND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS. PILOT IN COMMAND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE. PASSENGER RAN CHECKLIST WHILE PILOT PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING. UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD.