# Accident 20091107022299A: Piper PA32R300, Marana, AZ, November 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2009, 16:53 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5408° N, 111.2067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5408&lon=-111.2067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2165M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165M-2010-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 24 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091107022299A

## Narrative

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

ON 7 NOV. 2009, AT APPROX 1653 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-R-300, N2165M, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT INTO TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUS).  THE PRIVATE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES NW OF TUS.  THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING HARD DUE TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE ROADWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A ROAD MARKER, TRAVELED THRU A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, CONTINUED ON STRIKING CACTI AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE ROADWAY.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO ISSUES DURING INITIAL DESCENT WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENT/LANDING.  WHEN THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AT 4500 FEET HE FELT THE ENGINE "LURCH" AS IF THE ENGINE LOST RPM'S.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET MORE POWER OUT OF THE ENGINE WITH NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE, MIXTURE OR PROPELLER LEVERS.  THE PILOT NOTIFIED TUCSON APPROACH AND WAS VECTORED TO PINAL-AIRPAK (MZJ).  THE PILOT NOTED HE HAD A 500 FPM DECENT AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO MJZ.  THE PILOT ADVISED TUCSON APPROACH THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING AN OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 WPR10LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA051), Nov 8, 2009: Piper PA-32R-300 (N2165M), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2165M (1)

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

- [Incident 19790320009539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320009539I), Mar 20, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N2165M), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Found broke down lock.

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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