# Accident 20090117002769A: Piper PA28180, Jasper, GA, January 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2009, 13:13 local time
- Place: Jasper, GA
- Airport: Pickens County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4533° N, 84.4572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4533&lon=-84.4572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9459J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9459J-2009-02-19) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 47 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090117002769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9459J, A PIPER PA-28-180, DEPARTED RYY FOR JZP.  WHEN ARRIVING AT JZP, A BEFORE LANDING CHECK WAS CONDUCTED IAW THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST, WHERE THE FUEL SWITCH WAS SET TO THE FULLEST TANK (IN THIS CASE IT WAS MOVED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT TANK).  A NORMAL APPROACH AND GO-AROUND WAS CONDUCTED.  DURING THE SECOND PATTERN, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOT MOVED AND A SOFT FIELD APPROACH AND GO-AROUND WAS PLANNED.  ON THE GO-AROUND, THE POWER WAS APPLIED WITH A NORMAL REACTION, BUT ONCE IN THE AIR THE ENGINE SPUTTERED.  THE PILOT LOWERED THE PITCH ATTITUDE AND THE POWER ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED.  THE PILOT THEN ADJUSTED THE CONTROLS TO OBTAIN A NORMAL TAKEOFF/PITCH ATTITUDE AND THEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY QUIT.  A WITNESS ON THE GROUND, A LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CONFIRMED THESE EVENTS AS HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT GO BY AND HEARD THE SAME NOISE THE PILOT DID.

## 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 ERA09LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA137), Jan 17, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N9459J), Jasper, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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