# Accident 20040414008519A: Piper PA28180, Columbia, MO, April 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2004, 19:40 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0193° N, 92.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0193&lon=-92.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40RT-2013-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 628 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040414008519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OVERFLEW HIS INTENDED DESTINATION, EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ROLLOUT WAS LONG AND FAST. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FENCE, SCRUBBRUSH AND HIGHWAY EMBANKMENT. PILOT INDUCED.

## 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 CHI04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA106), Apr 15, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N40RT), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently became lost and over flew his destination in cruise flight and selected an unsuitable landing area for his precautionary landing. Factors were the rough/uneven terrain, the…

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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