# Accident 20020823037809A: Piper PA28181, Manassas, VA, August 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2002, 20:45 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7153° N, 77.4747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7153&lon=-77.4747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9089C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9089C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020823037809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INCIDENT OCCURRED 3.5 MILES FROM MANASSAS AIRPORT. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHEN ALL FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLETED.

## 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 NYC02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA174), Aug 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-181 (N9089C), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning, and his inadequate visual lookout while taxing on an off airport road. A factor related to the accident was the dark night conditions.

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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