# Accident 20110417009919A: Piper PA-28-161, San Angelo, TX, April 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2011, 13:20 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: San Angelo Regional /Mathews F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1164° N, 100.3978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1164&lon=-100.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2120J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2120J-2025-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110417009919A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2011, N2120J, A PIPER PA-28-161, WAS OPERATED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES AND TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDUNG IN A FIELD 15 NAUTICAL MILES EAST SOUTH EAST OF SAN ANDELO.  THE AIRCARFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP DUE TO CONTACT WITH SCRUB BRUSH.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.ON JUNE 6, 2011, FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY.  THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT BASED UPON THEIR OBSERVATION OF THE DAMGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR.

## 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 CEN11CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA376), Apr 17, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N2120J), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N2120J (1)

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

- [Accident 20210602007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210602007509A), Jun 2, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N2120J), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage. On June 2, 2021, at 2050 CDT, a Piper PA-28-161, bearing registration number N2120J registered to [privacy data omitted] suffered a left landing gear collapse.…

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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