Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N55428, incident occurred on February 21, 2026, in Heath, Ohio

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N55428

Photo: Christopher Calhoun on FB

- History of Flight:
On February 21, 2026, at about 1342 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N55428, registered to Flight Gear Aviation LLC, was not damaged in a forced landing in Heath, Ohio. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The local training flight originated from Licking County Regional Airport (VTA/KVTA), Heath, Ohio, at 1310 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft lost engine power on takeoff and made an emergency landing in a field." While ADS-B did not capture the "takeoff", it appears the incident occurred during an attempted go-around from runway 27. The airplane was last seen on final approach to the same runway, and was presumably landed in an open field ~1 mile west of the airport.

No comments:

Post a Comment