# Incident 20251001019399I: Piper PA-32-300, Oakland, MD, October 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2025, 12:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT COUNTY (2G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44944, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44944) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 34 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251001019399I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19800218026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218026699I), Feb 18, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N44944), Providence, RI. Engine started running rough. Pilot switched tanks. On landing rollout, engine quit. No cause found.

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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