# Accident 20020423010859A: Piper PA28161, Lafayette, IN, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4402° N, 86.9092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4402&lon=-86.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563PU) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423010859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE #43 FOR NARRATIVE. (.19) ON APRIL 23, 2002, AT 1829 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N563PU, OPERATED BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A GOLF COURSE 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF), LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FWA), FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT LAF WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA114), Apr 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N563PU), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to use the checklist.

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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