# Accident 20030829020759A: Piper PA38112, Pawtucket, RI, August 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2003, 10:43 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9206° N, 71.4911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9206&lon=-71.4911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550A-2003-11-04) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030829020759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23, FOR NORTH CENTRAL AIRPORT. POWER REDUCED, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT ABOVE AGL, OVER RISING TERRAIN THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY .5 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 30FT FROM THE AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC03LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA184), Aug 29, 2003: Piper PA-38-112 (N2550A), Pawtucket, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2550A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790621016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016629I), Jun 21, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2550A), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot hit a fence during taxi

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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