# Accident 20040814018929A: Piper PA28140, Irby, WA, August 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Irby, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3667° N, 118.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3667&lon=-118.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4195J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4195J-2013-08-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814018929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE EAST-WEST AIRSTRIP NEAR IRBY, WA HE MADE A DECISION TO GO AROUND AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON A PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES DESCENDING INTO A GULLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP. DUE TO GROUND CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR, AND MISCELLANEOUS FAIRINGS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX. 34 YARDS, ROTATING TO A NORTHERLY HEADING AND CONTACTING A TREE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE L/H WING AND AFT FUSELAGE. NO MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED WITH THE ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, THE PROPELLER DAMAGE DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS FITTED WITH A SUITABLE PROPELLER AND WAS GROUND RUN AT THE SALVAGE YARD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 SEA04LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA161), Aug 14, 2004: Piper PA-28-140 (N4195J), Irby, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for unknown reasons. Trees and rough/uneven terrain were factors.

## Other reports on N4195J (1)

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

- [Incident 19910831044729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831044729I), Aug 31, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N4195J), Grantsburg, WI, Minor damage. On downwind takeoff aircraft became airborne and settled back onto runway. Ran off end. Damaged left gear.

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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