# Incident 20080202010859I: Piper PA28180, Carrington, ND, February 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carrington, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4530° N, 99.1312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrington, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4530&lon=-99.1312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8004W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8004W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 178 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202010859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2008, AT 1430 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A PIPER PA-28-280, N8004W, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PLOT, LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED THAT A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE HAD OCCURRED JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT REPORTED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

## Other reports on N8004W (1)

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

- [Incident 19811229090009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811229090009I), Dec 29, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N8004W), Montgomery, NY, Minor damage. Porpoised and lost control on crosswind landing. Ran into a snowbank.

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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