# Accident 20111206027789A: Piper PA-38-112, Woodland, CA, December 6, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 6, 2011, 17:40 local time - Place: Woodland, CA - Airport: Yolo County-Davis/Woodland/Win - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.5792° N, 121.8569° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5792&lon=-121.8569&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2466D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2466D-2012-06-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 104 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA055) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111206027789A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE NARRATIVE: LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 34 AT THE YOLO COUNTY AIRPORT (KDWA). AIRCRAFT FORCED LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34.TOTAL TIME 10,065.70 AS OF 12/07/2011.FAA INSPECTOR NARRATIVE: 12/08/2011, INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON SITE APPROXIMATELY 1015 A.M, ALONG WITH THE RECOVERY CREW FROM THE 141 OPERATION (MAZZEI / GOLDEN EAGLE); INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE "FUEL SELECTOR" VALVE WAS LOCATED IN THE "OFF" POSITION. INSPECTOR CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT FOR AN ON-SITE WRITTEN NARRATIVE. THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE FIREMAN CREW ARRIVED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE NOTED THE PILOT HAD EXTRICATED HIMSELF UNINJURED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIREMAN CREW NOTED THE LEFT WING FILLER CAP WAS SEEPING FUEL. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED SEEPING FROM THE RIGHT WING. FIREMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMED THE "FUEL SELECTOR" VALVE WAS SITUATED BETWEEN THE "LEFT AND RIGHT" POSITION. FIREMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLACED THE VALVE IN THE "OFF" POSITION. INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOLDED OVER AFT INTO THE BELLY FUSELAGE SKIN SURFACE AREA. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY SHOWS NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ONE BLADE HAD NO DAMAGE THE OTHER WAS BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES AT THE TIP TO INBOARD APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH. NO DAMAGE TO THE PROP NOSE CONE. THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON TO ITS BACK DRIVING THE VERTICAL FIN INTO THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE OCCURRED AT APPOINT APPROXIMATELY 24-36 INCHES FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO SEVERELY WRINKLE AND DISTORTED THE EMPENNAGE. THE GROUND MARKINGS DEMONSTRATE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP NOSE DOWN ANGLE. THE NOSE WHEEL SCORED EXCLUSIVELY INTO GROUND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THEN BOUNCED AND FLIPPED OVER AT A SPOT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 YARDS FROM THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACT. THE ACCIDENT SITE APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY ½ TO ¾ MILES SOUTH IN ALIGNMENT TO THE RUNWAY HEADING. OPERATIONS COORDINATION WITH INSPECTOR SCHUCHBAUER. ## 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 WPR12LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA055), Dec 7, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N2466D), Davis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Other reports on N2466D (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20000712006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712006879A), Jul 12, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N2466D), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was in the airport traffic pattern on downwind when the CFI changed the fuel selector to the fullest tank. The aircraft completed a touch… - [Incident 19960813026769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813026769I), Aug 13, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N2466D), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: 1. On 08/13/96 at 1545Z time, a Piper PA-38-112 aircraft (N2466D) departed Kansas City down town (mkc) airport, Missouri en route to return back to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.