# Accident 20021023032229A: Piper PA28140, Patillas, Puerto Rico, October 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Patillas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Patillas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2203° N, 66.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2203&lon=-66.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838T-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021023032229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND, RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND OVERSHOOTED THE RUNWAY, ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED AIRBORNE AFTER TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A CONTROLLED CRASH IN A NEARBY FIELD. NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA006), Oct 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N2838T), Las Palmas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks resulting in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during a go-around. Additionally, the pilot's failure to monitor airspeed and proper…

## Other reports on N2838T (1)

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

- [Accident 19770921034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921034229A), Sep 21, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N2838T), Boydton, VA, Substantial damage. NO3 exhaust valve failed.

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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