# Accident 20030503009209A: Piper PA18A150, Roanoke, TX, May 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0497° N, 97.2322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0497&lon=-97.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9789D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9789D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503009209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 3, 2003, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18A-150 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N9789D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB WHILE EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO'S FROM THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY LAND AVIATION LLC, ARGYLE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1430.

## 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 FTW03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA143), May 3, 2003: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9789D), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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