# Accident 20030903021989A: Piper PA28140, Homedale, ID, September 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Airport: Homedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6147° N, 116.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6147&lon=-116.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15367) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030903021989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/3/03M N15367 TOOK OFF FROM ONO DIRECT TO 26U. JUST SOUTH OF OWYEE RESERVOIR ENGINE VIBRATION WAS FELT AND MANIPULATION OF CONTROLS (I.E., MAG SWITCH, FUEL SELECTOR, MIXTURE CONTROL, CARB HEAT) CAUSED NO IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RPM WAS SLOWLY DROPPING. A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO ONO. JUST NORTH OF OWYEE RESERVOIR POWER STILL DROPPED TO APPROX 2300 RPM WITH A STEADY LOSS OF ALTITUDE. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT TO LAND AND S66 WAS SELECTED AS BEING THE CLOSEST. WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND BACK FIRED AND A HARD LANDING WAS MADE ON RWY 31. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED IF AFTER ENGINE TEAR-DOWN PROBLEM IS FOUND.

## 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 SEA03LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA183), Sep 3, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N15367), Homedale, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during descent due to a failed cylinder head.

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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