# Accident 20030113001279A: Piper PA38112, Mansfield, MO, January 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MO
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1278° N, 92.6208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1278&lon=-92.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2400K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400K-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030113001279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA051), Jan 13, 2003: Piper PA-38-112 (N2400K), Mansfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.

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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