# Accident 20060113000759A: Piper PA28181, Brookings, OR, January 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2006, 13:35 local time
- Place: Brookings, OR
- Airport: Brookings State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0764° N, 124.2747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0764&lon=-124.2747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35681-2006-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060113000759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES E/NE OF BOK. LOST POWER DURING IFR FLIGHT FROM BFI TO CEC. DEPARTED BFI AT 0916 PDT, FULL FUEL. RADAR TRACK LOST @ 1335. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO L. WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. LANDED IN N. FORK OF CHETCO RIVER, PARTIALLY SUBMERGED, R. WING RESTING ON LAND. PILOT REPORTED HEADWIND, REDUCING GRD SPEED TO 50/70 KTS. ORIG. FLT. PLAN WAS TO RDD WITH ACVAS ALTERNATE. 7000 FT ALTITUDE. PILOT TRIED DESCENDING TO 5000 - NO RELIEF. @ EUG REQUESTED CLIMB TO 11000 FROM 6/8000 AND ALTERNATE VECTOR TO AVOID WINDS - NO RELIEF. REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO CEC, DIRECT TO VOR, DESCEND TO 8000. FIRST REACTION TO POWER LOSS WAS TO APPLY CARB. HEAT. NO CHANGE. SET UP FOR EMERG LDG. USED CHECKLIST. TACH SHOWED 500-1,000 RPM. DESCENDING HARD IFR. FOUND BOK ON GPS. KEPT TRYING TO RESTART ENG. CAME OUT OF CLOUDS 2-3000 FT. MTN STRAIGHT AHEAD. HEADED FOR VALLEY/RIVER.

## 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 SEA06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA044), Jan 13, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N35681), Brookings, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Trees and no suitable terrain for the landing were factors.

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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