# Accident 20000414036179A: Piper PA28161, Palo Alto, CA, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 14:15 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4492° N, 122.0993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4492&lon=-122.0993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81019, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81019-2003-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414036179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A POST MAINTENANCE CHECK, AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF INTIAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FIRED BACK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. PILOT THEN INITIATED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. A/C LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY OFF OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WAS AMPLE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS AND ALL ENGINE CONTROLS APPEARD TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. A/C WAS RECOVERED AND A TEST RUN OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED. ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION. PILOT INDICATED ALL PREFLIGHT CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS DIRECTED TO BE TURNED OFF BY THE CLUB MANAGEMENT AT THE SCENE.

## 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 LAX00LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA154), Apr 14, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N81019), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff climb.

## Other reports on N81019 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900619032369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619032369I), Jun 19, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N81019), Palo Alto, CA. Engine rough en route. Landed safely. Left magneto had failed and right intermittent.
- [Incident 19861111065759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111065759I), Nov 11, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N81019), Pescadero, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing on highway after power loss. Found broken exhaust valve.

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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