# Accident 20070423006239A: Piper PA28161, Palo Alto, CA, April 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8171V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171V-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070423006239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 23, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00, N8171V A PIPER PA 28-161 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS. SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A POWERED OFF LANDING IN THE MARSH LANDS APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MUD FLATS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER SO HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING; WHEN IT FINALLY QUIT, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR ALTITUDE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.

## 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 LAX07LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA134), Apr 23, 2007: Piper PA-28-161 (N8171V), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8171V (2)

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

- [Incident 20000910025089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910025089I), Sep 10, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N8171V), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) The pilot ran over a taxi light as he departed the active runway to the taxiway, causing damage to a taxi light. According to the pilot's statement, this…
- [Incident 19900131007209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131007209I), Jan 31, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8171V), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Struck the nose of a parked aircraft with his wing tip while taxiing for departure.

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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