# Accident 20040403008699A: Piper PA28R180, Elyria, OH, April 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2004, 10:59 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3314° N, 82.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3314&lon=-82.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19AG-2006-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 102 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040403008699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG WHEN ENGINE ALLEGEDLY WENT TO AN IDLE. THE CONTROLS WERE TURNED OVER TO INSTRUCTOR. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, REALIZING THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL TREE TOP AND THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP STRIKING SEVERAL TREE STUMPS IN THE PROCESS. CFI AND RATED PILOT THEN SECURED AIRCRAFT, SHUT OFF FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. UPON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE FUEL, SPARK OR AIR. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SYSTEMS APPEAR NORMAL. FOR DETAILS OF INSPECTION SEE WRITTEN INSPECTORS STATEMENT.

## 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 NYC04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA101), Apr 3, 2004: Piper PA-28R-180 (N19AG), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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