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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Ringgold, OH · August 27, 2002

Date: August 27, 2002 · 12:10 local
Place: Ringgold, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4307E
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA176
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 53 total45 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4307ERegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0543 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot was completing a cross country solo flight. At approximately 12:10 EST the student pilot noted a change in the engine noise level followed by a loss of engine RPM. When the aircraft lost speed and nosed over the engine recovered. The student pilot pulled the nose up to gain altitude when the engine stopped completely. The aircraft came to rest in a wooded area approximately 100 yards from a nearby home. The aircraft struck trees and came to rest inverted. The pilot received no injuries as a result of the impact. She was able to exit the aircraft through the broken windshield and walk to the nearby home for assistance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10 EST THE STUDENT PILOT NOTED A CHANGE IN THE ENGINE NOISE LEVEL FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED AND NOSED OVER THE ENGINE RECOVERED. THE STUDENT PILOT PULLED THE NOSE UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM A NEARBY HOME. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND WALK TO THE NEARBY HOME FOR ASSISTANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC02LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAthens, OHThe student pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation during cruise flight. A factor was the operator's failure to perform maintenance on a fuel gauge that was noted twice in a discrepancy log.Aug 27, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4307E · 1

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

Incident 19810518030699ILevel Off Touchdown · Las Vegas, NVAircraft landed in crosswind and dragged tail section.May 18, 1981 · Minor damage