# Accident 20030718015999A: Piper PA32R301, Logan, UT, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 17:48 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7196° N, 111.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7196&lon=-111.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8036D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8036D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718015999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM LOGAN, UT (LGU) PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY 17. DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT ENTERED AREA OF SOFT MARSH WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE CAUSING LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED WITHOUT INJURY. NO EVIDENCE AS OF YET TO THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS. ENGINE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY LYCOMING.

## 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 DEN03LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA134), Jul 18, 2003: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8036D), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to partial mechanical failure, which resulted in a forced landing. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, the improper rigging…

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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