# Incident 20250904018329I: Piper PA-28-151, Ray, MI, September 4, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2025, 19:35 local time
- Place: Ray, MI
- Airport: Romeo State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7598° N, 84.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ray, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7598&lon=-84.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113EJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 374 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250904018329I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DUE TO A CYLINDER FAILURE.  IN RESPONSE TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  BELIEVING THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT.

WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ONE MILE FINAL, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.   THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND PORPOISED.  ON THE NEXT CYCLE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON NOSE GEAR, WHICH SHEARED OFF.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

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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