# Incident 20260724010479I: Piper PA-28-140, Huntingdon, TN, July 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2026, 08:15 local time
- Place: Huntingdon, TN
- Airport: Carroll County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0893° N, 88.4633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Carroll County Airport (HZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0893&lon=-88.4633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5645U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5645U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260724010479I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0815, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28-140, SERIAL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FOLLOWING A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE TURF ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, WHICH WAS CLOSED TO FIXED-WING TRAFFIC DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, OR AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

A SUBSEQUENT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS CONDUCTED AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT. AFTER REMOVING THE AFFECTED CYLINDER, AN INTERNAL BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REVEALED DISTINCT EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON THE CAMSHAFT LOBE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CORRESPONDING EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND SEIZED IN ITS VALVE SEAT. THE HEAVILY BENT PUSHROD WAS NOTED TO HAVE REMAINED ENTIRELY CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WRAPPER.

A REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS ESTABLISHED THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE ORIGINAL POWER PLANT INSTALLED ON THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED FEWER THAN 3,000 TOTAL HOURS OF OPERATION OVER A 47-YEAR SERVICE HISTORY, INDICATING EXTENDED PERIODS OF LOW OPERATIONAL UTILIZATION. NO RECORD OF SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM ENGINE PRESERVATION CONDUCTED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS WAS LOCATED IN THE HISTORICAL LOGBOOKS.

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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