# Incident 20260221001559I: Piper PA-32R-301T, Granite City, IL, February 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2026, 16:05 local time
- Place: Granite City, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7293° N, 90.1255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7293&lon=-90.1255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4183W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4183W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001559I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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