# Incident 20030921024419I: Piper PA28R200, Denver, CO, September 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2003, 12:27 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15027, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15027) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 1,650 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921024419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO DEPART 17L AND TURN EAST WHEN SPEED AND ALTITUDE PERMIT. AT 200 TO 300 AGL, ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE IN THE TURN. PIC ELECTED TO SET AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD TO THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 17L (ON AIRPORT PROPERTY). NO INJURIES TO PIC OR THREE PASSENGERS. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE PUSHED ALL LEVERS FORWARD ON TAKE OFF ROLL. PIC FAILED TO PROPERLY LEAN MIXTURE. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER PERFORMED A TAKE OFF AT THIS FIELD ELEVATION. COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N15027 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070509009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509009089A), May 9, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N15027), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot while preparing to fly Piper PA28R-200, N15027, s/n 28R-7235320 discovered that the battery was too low to crank the engine. He positioned his…

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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