# Incident 20030117002409I: Piper PA38112, Klamath Falls, OR, January 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2003, 14:47 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256KA) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030117002409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING FORCED LANDINGS IN VFR PRACTICE AREA ENCOUNTERED ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING 7 MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STARTED ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO KLAMATH FALLS AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ENGINE CHECKED GOOD, CARBURETOR ICE SUSPECTED AS CAUSE OF ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. STUDENT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING FROM FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REGARDING USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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