# Incident 20251001013269I: Piper PA-28-161, Morgantown, WV, October 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2025, 14:45 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82757) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251001013269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON 10/01/2025 FROM MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW).  CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING STALL RECOVERY FOR THE STUDENT AND ADVANCED THROTTLES COMING OUT OF A STALL.  THE MAXIMUM ENGINE OUTPUT WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED WAS 1700 RPM.  CFI THEN CHECKED MAGNETOS, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND FUEL WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.  CFI PULLED THROTTLES BACK WITH NO CHANGE IN RPM.  CFI ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO MGW BUT WAS LOSING 50-100 FPM DUE TO LOSS OF POWER.  CFI DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 12 NM WEST OF MGW.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER BLADES.  AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE FIREWALL WAS UNDAMAGED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRIEVING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FIELD AND WILL TRAILER IT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (WJM)

## Other reports on N82757 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920329007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329007769A), Mar 29, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N82757), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Attention diverted tuning loran while flying low over snowy terrain. Knocked off gear on a rise. Returned to base.

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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