20251001019399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Oakland, MD · October 1, 2025

Date
October 1, 2025 · 12:00 local
Place
Oakland, MD
Airport
Garrett County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44944
Reported as
Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
116 total34 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

While departing ruway 27 at Garrett County Airport (2G4) Oakland, Maryland, the aircraft drifted left and contacted a runway light. Pilot stated the engine lost momentary loss of RPM. The climb was continued to pattern altitude and a normal landing was executed. A vibration was noted during landing.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEPARTING RUWAY 27 AT GARRETT COUNTY AIRPORT (2G4) OAKLAND, MARYLAND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST MOMENTARY LOSS OF RPM. THE CLIMB WAS CONTINUED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS EXECUTED. A VIBRATION WAS NOTED DURING LANDING.

Other reports on N44944 · 1

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