# Accident 19970731020839A: Piper PA28180, Abernathy, TX, July 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1997
- Place: Abernathy, TX
- Airport: Abernathy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8293° N, 101.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8293&lon=-101.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32185, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32185-2000-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731020839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE 100FT AGL, APPLIED POWER, DID NOT RESPOND, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT A POST. (-23) INTENTION OF FLIGHT WAS A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW. DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING MANEUVER THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 100 AGL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. RIGHT WING IMPACTED A METAL POST AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 180 DEGREES IN THE AIR AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A COTTON FIELD. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE OFF POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA291), Jul 31, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N32185), Abernathy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during serious carburetor icing conditions, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. Factors were the icing conditions and the lack of suitable…

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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