# Accident 20000820009279A: Piper PA28140, Ennis, TX, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 12:35 local time
- Place: Ennis, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3310° N, 96.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3310&lon=-96.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41375, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41375-2017-07-14) (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 PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820009279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING DOOR CAME OPEN. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.

## 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 FTW00LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA237), Aug 20, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N41375), Ennis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot's improper fuel selector positioning.

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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