# Accident 20010227002189A: Piper PA28R200, Brenham, TX, February 27, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 27, 2001, 17:45 local time - Place: Brenham, TX - Airport: Brenham Municipal Aprt - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.1501° N, 96.3890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1501&lon=-96.3890&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1488T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1488T-2001-12-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 300 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA072) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227002189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT BREHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (11R) ON RUNWAY 16. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND OBTAINED AN APPROX. HEIGHT OF 200' TO 300' PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DROP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THE POWER BUT THE THROTTLE "DID NOT FEEL RIGHT' AND THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DROP BACK TO IDLE.A LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD APPROX. 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 16. UPON LANDING, THE A/C CONTACTED TWO FENCES AND COLLIDED WITH A COW AND HER CALF, KILLING BOTH.. TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED AFTER FIRST CONTACT WITH THE FIRST FENCE TO THE FINAL RESTING PLACE WAS APPROX. 750'. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING, TORE LOOSE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALSO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TWISTED FROM THE WING SPAR. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT BACK AND LOOSE IN THE HUB. (-19) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2001, AT 1745 CST, A PIPER PA-28R-200 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N1488T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FENCE AND TWOCOWS DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE BRENHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BRENHAM, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROX. 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AND WAS CLIMBING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TWO COWS AND A FENCE, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR BODY. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 27, 2001, AT 1745 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N1488T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FENCE AND TWO COWS DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE BRENHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BRENHAM, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AND WAS CLIMBING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TWO COWS AND A FENCE, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR BODY. ## 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 FTW01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA072), Feb 27, 2001: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1488T), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the throttle linkage, which resulted in the loss of engine power. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.