# Accident 20020328007169A: Piper J4A, Cincinnati, OH, March 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunke
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1498° N, 84.3910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-84.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27838-2019-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328007169A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 28, 2002, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J4A, N27838, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL-LUNKEN FIELD, CINCINNATI, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AS THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 500 FEET. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING BACK TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE RETURN, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FLOAT IN THE CARBURETOR HAD ALSO BEEN CHANGED. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                  (-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 21R AT LUK. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT 270 TURN. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA077), Mar 28, 2002: Piper J4A (N27838), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance technician's failure to properly adjust the carburetor float. Factors were the unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N27838 (1)

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

- [Incident 20181129017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129017789I), Nov 29, 2018: Piper J4A (N27838), New London, VA, Substantial damage. A/c ground looped into a fence during student's first solo

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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