# Accident 20081108852389A: Piper PA28140, Nacogdoches, TX, November 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2008, 12:42 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Jr. Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6295° N, 94.7396° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6295&lon=-94.7396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8485R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8485R-2014-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,320 total, 120 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081108852389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/08/2008, N8485R, PA-28-140, HAD AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT AFTER A PERIOD OF AIRWORK, THEY CONDUCTED A TOUCH AND GO TO RUNWAY 18 AT NACOGDOCHES, (OCH) TX.  DURING CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DECAY IN ENGINE RPM, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND, (PIC) ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEADING EDGE SPAR DAMAGE TO THE OUTER 36 INCHES OF THE LEFT HAND WING AND HEAVY DENTS TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS.

## 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 CEN09LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA055), Nov 8, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N8485R), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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