# Incident 20260322010639I: Piper PA-28-160, Lantana, FL, March 22, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2026, 12:31 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5298W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5298W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260322010639I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHILE COMING IN FOR LANDING.  PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING REALLY ROUGH DURING FLIGHT AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO A CLOSER AIRPORT THAN THE INTENDED DESTINATION.  WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY, WHEN THROTTLE WAS REDUCED FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT ENGINE DIED.  A NORMAL LANDING WAS ABLE TO BE PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  SUBSEQUENT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED A STUCK VALVE ON THE #3 CYLINDER.  AIRCRAFT OWNER ELECTED TO HAVE ENTIRE CYLINDER REPLACED.

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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