20030113001279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Mansfield, MO · January 13, 2003

Date: January 13, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Mansfield, MO
Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2400K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA051
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 138 total2 in the last 90 days

N2400KRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2005 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0617 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) When on the downwind leg to land at Mansfield, MO airport (O3B), the pilot reduced power to land. On the base leg she determined that the wind had positioned her wide so she attempted to add power to adjust the rate of descent. The engine did not respond, and after several attempts to regain power, she decided to make an emergency landing on a lane aligned with her flight path. During the landing, the left wing clipped a sapling and turned the aircraft 180 degrees, causing it to slide sideways until coming to a stop. The pilot then exited the aircraft with no reported injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG TO LAND AT MANSFIELD, MO AIRPORT (O3B), THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO LAND. ON THE BASE LEG SHE DETERMINED THAT THE WIND HAD POSITIONED HER WIDE SO SHE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO ADJUST THE RATE OF DESCENT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN POWER, SHE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A LANE ALIGNED WITH HER FLIGHT PATH. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A SAPLING AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES, CAUSING IT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS UNTIL COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CHI03LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMansfield, MOThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.Jan 13, 2003 · Substantial damage