# Incident 20260321013049I: Piper PA-28R-200, Maitland, MO, March 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2026, 12:02 local time
- Place: Maitland, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2021° N, 95.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maitland, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2021&lon=-95.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321013049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES AFTER LEAVING KEVU REACHING CRUISING ALTITUDE THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND HEARD PROP RPM INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. PILOT SCANNED INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED PROP RMP WAS WELL ABOVE REDLINE. PILOT RETARDED THROTTLE AND RPM REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE. PILOT THEN OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE EMENATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO OIL ON WINDSCREEN SO VISIBILITY WAS NOT OBSTRUCETED. UNABLE TO CONTROL PROPELLER RPM VIA PROP CONTROLL LEVER, THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE, AT WHICH POINT THE PROPELLER RPM DECELERATED TO THE GREEN OPERATING RANGE. RECOGNIZING A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS, PILOT ROTATED THE GARMIN G430 LARGE RIGHT KNOB FULLY CLOCKWISE TO LOCATE THE NEAREST ARTCC FREQUENCY AND CONTACTED MINNEAPOLIS CENTER (ZMP), ADVISING THEM OF “SEVERE ENGINE TROUBLE.” ATC ISSUED A DISCRETE TRANSPONDER CODE. WHILE PILOT FOCUSED ON AIRCRAFT CONTROL, ATC ASKED IF PILOT REQUIRED ASSISTANCE FROM AN “INSTRUCTOR.” PIOLOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEST GLIDE SPEED AND DETERMINED THAT COULD NOT REACH ANY SUITABLE AIRPORT, AND PER THE POH, THE BACKUP GEAR EXTENDER WAS PLACED IN THE OVERRIDE UP POSITION. PILOT SELECTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE THAT WAS CLEAR OF PEOPLE, STRUCTURES, AND OBSTRUCTIONS. PILOT VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF POWER LINES AND DID NOT ATTEMPT AN ENGINE RESTART. PILOT THEN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND SELECTED FLAPS AS APPROPRIATE. TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED AND THE NOSEWHEEL SANK INTO SOFT SOIL. PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, SHUT OFF THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER SWITCH, TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. A POST-LANDING ASSESSMENT REVEALED NO APPARENT AIRFRAME DAMAGE, FUEL LEAKAGE, OR IMMEDIATE HAZARDS. PILOT DID OBSERVE OIL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, BUT NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WERE NOTED.

## Other reports on N328MA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140418009489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140418009489I), Apr 18, 2014: Piper PA-28R-200 (N328MA), Benton, KS, Minor damage. On April 18, 2014 at approximately 1540 local, (2040 UTC), the multi-engine, instrument-rated commercial pilot landed the Piper PA-28-R200 series aircraft at…

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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