# Accident 20080210011319A: Piper PA28235, Tomball, TX, February 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2008, 11:40 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0492° N, 95.5511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0492&lon=-95.5511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9047W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9047W-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 114 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080210011319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2008, THE PIC OF N9047W, DEPARTED DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH), AT APPROXIMATELY 11:40 LOCAL TIME (CST). AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT 180 TURN AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD, ONE MILE SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DWH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HEADING NORTH. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR). THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS FACE, NECK AND SHOULDER. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SHOULDER HARNESS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE.

## 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 DFW08LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA068), Feb 10, 2008: Piper PA-28-235 (N9047W), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel system was purged of water prior to flight. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the lack of shoulder restraints.

## Other reports on N9047W (2)

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

- [Incident 19880907053989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907053989I), Sep 7, 1988: Piper PA28235 (N9047W), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Hit a powerline on final approach. Night landing. Minor damage to aircraft. Powerline half mile from runway.
- [Accident 19740726026779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726026779A), Jul 26, 1974: Piper PA28235 (N9047W), Holley, NY, Substantial damage. Overshot ldg on 1350FT strip hit telephone pole.

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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