# Accident 20030111002709A: Piper PA28140, New Middletown, OH, January 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Middletown, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HHXS
- Location: 40.9617° N, 80.6772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9617&lon=-80.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N573PA-2005-02-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111002709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO ADVANCE THE ENGINE THROTTLE DURING A REDUCED POWER MANEUVER BEING PERFORMED FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (11490 YOUNGSTOWN-PITTSBURG RD, NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE LOCATED ON AN ADJACENT PROPERTY, AND INLINE WITH THE TURF RUNWAY (32). THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA026), Jan 11, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N573PA), New Middleton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A jammed throttle control assembly for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N573PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20000831029579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831029579I), Aug 31, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N573PA), New Castle, PA, Minor damage. (-23)Investigation of this incident revealed the following information: on 8-31-2000, a PA-28-140, N573PA landed on runway 5 at 2G7 airport at 1115 local time…
- [Accident 19790319034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319034639A), Mar 19, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N573PA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down long on a wet runway. He does not know when damage occurred.

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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