What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Somerville, TN (fye): privacy data omitted P28A, while performing touch-and-goes, experienced engine failure. Aircraft attempted to return, struck trees and landed long on runway 1. Aircraft came to rest north of runway 1 against a perimeter fence. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 10/24/2025 2330Z
Pilot took off on his 4th touch and go, at around 600 feet, heard popping sounds from the engine and the engine began to lose power. Made a left-hand turn back towards the airport.
Did not have the altitude to make it to the runway. Sat the airplane down at the northwest corner of the airfield, near the airport fence line. Left wing hit and turned aircraft into the fence. Left wing was completely ripped off, nose gear damaged, spinner flattened, right wing damaged, fuselage damaged.
Maintenance logbooks showed annual completed on 09/15/2025.
Gascolator checked, showed clean, un-contaminated fuel. Oil checked, showed 6 quarts of fresh oil. Propeller hand turned, showing no signs of binding.
Inspectors from the privacy data omitted accompanied an inspector from the NTSB and a representative from privacy data omitted to privacy data omitted. Engine was started and ran without issue. Carburetor was removed and sent to avstar in jupiter, FL with a test date scheduled for December 3, 2025.
At this point the cause of loss of power is inconclusive.
As the FAA filed it
SOMERVILLE, TN (FYE): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ P28A, WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GOES, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, STRUCK TREES AND LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 1. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NORTH OF RUNWAY 1 AGAINST A PERIMETER FENCE. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 10/24/2025 2330Z
PILOT TOOK OFF ON HIS 4TH TOUCH AND GO, AT AROUND 600 FEET, HEARD POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT.
DID NOT HAVE THE ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. SAT THE AIRPLANE DOWN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE AIRFIELD, NEAR THE AIRPORT FENCE LINE. LEFT WING HIT AND TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO THE FENCE. LEFT WING WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF, NOSE GEAR DAMAGED, SPINNER FLATTENED, RIGHT WING DAMAGED, FUSELAGE DAMAGED.
MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS SHOWED ANNUAL COMPLETED ON 09/15/2025.
GASCOLATOR CHECKED, SHOWED CLEAN, UN-CONTAMINATED FUEL. OIL CHECKED, SHOWED 6 QUARTS OF FRESH OIL. PROPELLER HAND TURNED, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF BINDING.
INSPECTORS FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCOMPANIED AN INSPECTOR FROM THE NTSB AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITHOUT ISSUE. CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO AVSTAR IN JUPITER, FL WITH A TEST DATE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3, 2025.
AT THIS POINT THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER IS INCONCLUSIVE.
NTSB investigation
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