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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Monroe, OR · February 11, 2026

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Date
February 11, 2026 · 14:45 local
Place
Monroe, OR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4346D
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,308 total1,335 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days
N4346DRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8416111 · Built 1984Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During IFR training performing a partial loss of power, at 100 feet MSL, the student (private) pilot added power for a normal recovery and immediately struck a powerline over a river. The CFI took back the controls, climbed to 2000 feet MSL with the airplane operating normally and initiated an emergency call to ATC. Another airplane was in the area and that pilot visually determined no damage to the fixed-landing gear. The CFI made an uneventful landing and taxied to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

DURING IFR TRAINING PERFORMING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, AT 100 FEET MSL, THE STUDENT (PRIVATE) PILOT ADDED POWER FOR A NORMAL RECOVERY AND IMMEDIATELY STRUCK A POWERLINE OVER A RIVER. THE CFI TOOK BACK THE CONTROLS, CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET MSL WITH THE AIRPLANE OPERATING NORMALLY AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY CALL TO ATC. ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS IN THE AREA AND THAT PILOT VISUALLY DETERMINED NO DAMAGE TO THE FIXED-LANDING GEAR. THE CFI MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.