# Accident 20000915015669A: Piper PA28161, Phoenix, AZ, September 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6800° N, 112.0903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6800&lon=-112.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 191 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915015669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED RUNWAY 7 LEFT AT THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, AZ. FOR CLOSED TRAFFIC TOUCH AND GO'S. AT APPROX. 200' AGL, ON THE UPWIND LEG, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE A/C AND TURNED THE A/C 180 DEGREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE PARALLEL RWY 25L. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, RUNNING THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE, THEN FLIPPING OVER IT'S NOSE, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE RWY. (.4) THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER INITIATING A TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OR THE STARTUP, RUN-UP, OR PRETAKEOFF PROCEDURES. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON, THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD, AND THE MIXTURE WAS RICH. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AGAIN AND HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAGE WAS INDICATING ZERO. DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE. A POST CRASH ENGINE INSPECTION AND RUN-UP WERE                                            CONDUCTED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE. A REMOTE FUEL SOURCE WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL LINE ON THE LEFT WING TO FACILITATE AN ENGINE RUN-UP. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ENGAGED AND FUEL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED ON THE FUEL PRESSURE GAGE. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS WERE OBSERVED ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED PER MANUFACTURER'S CHECKLIST AND A WARM UP PERIOD WAS INITIATED. AFTER THE WARM UP PERIOD THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO FULL POWER WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

## 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 LAX00LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA336), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N381AS), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for a straight ahead landing during the takeoff initial climb.

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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