# Accident 20031003027249A: Piper PA28180, San Rafael, CA, October 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: Martin Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0200° N, 122.5161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0200&lon=-122.5161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183DB-2005-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003027249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKE OFF, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER CONTACTING GROUND SHORT OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF FUELING RECORDS, INTERVIEWS WITH PRIOR OPERATOR AND INTERVIEW WITH ACCIDENT PILOT, LED TO CONCLUSION THAT SUFFICIENT FUEL COULD HAVE BEEN ONBOARD PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. PILOT STATED HE ABORTED FIRST TAKE OFF ATTEMPT DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION. AFTER RUN UP, SECOND TAKE OFF, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SHORTLY AFTER CLEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE HAS YET BEEN FOUND. AIRCRAFT ACCRUED 11.9 HOURS SINCE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS AND RETURN TO SERVICE. ACTUAL TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN. ENGINE TSO 11.9 HOURS.

## 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 LAX04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA004), Oct 3, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N183DB), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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