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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Westminister, MD · July 21, 2025

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Date
July 21, 2025 · 19:00 local
Place
Westminister, MD
Airport
Carroll County Regional/Jack B Poa
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
7WIS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8948C
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total
N8948CRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7690172 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Monday July 21st, 2025, at approximately 1900 EST, a Piper PA-28-181 was level in cruise flight close to kdmw. The pilot heard a loud noise and felt a jolt in the aircraft. The pilot noticed a drop in RPM. The pilot then declared an emergency and announced a straight-in approach to runway 16 at kdmw. After shutting down the engine and performing a postflight inspection, the pilot discovered that the spinner had detached during flight. The pilot then notified the 141 school manager of the events.

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY JULY 21ST, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EST, A PIPER PA-28-181 WAS LEVEL IN CRUISE FLIGHT CLOSE TO KDMW. THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A JOLT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN RPM. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ANNOUNCED A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT KDMW. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND PERFORMING A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPINNER HAD DETACHED DURING FLIGHT. THE PILOT THEN NOTIFIED THE 141 SCHOOL MANAGER OF THE EVENTS.