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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Granite City, IL · February 21, 2026

Date
February 21, 2026 · 16:05 local
Place
Granite City, IL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4183W
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
497 total

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.

An IFR flight plan was filed from 1HO to kser. After departure, at approximately 4,000 ft., the engine began running rough and subsequently stopped running. An emergency was delcared, a suitable landing area on a levee gravel road was identified, and the aircraft successfully landed off-airport without damage or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FROM 1HO TO KSER. AFTER DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FT., THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED RUNNING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DELCARED, A SUITABLE LANDING AREA ON A LEVEE GRAVEL ROAD WAS IDENTIFIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED OFF-AIRPORT WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES.