# Accident 20120204000939A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Kalispell, MT, February 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1786° N, 114.3036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1786&lon=-114.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38906-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120204000939A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 4, 2012 N38906, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, TOOK OFF FROM KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT (S27) RUNWAY 31 WITH HIMSELF AND 2 PASSENGERS ABOARD.  AT @ 500 FEET, AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT BANK AWAY FROM THE KALISPELL CITY AREA, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS THEN FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK 3 TREES AND 3 VEHICLES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND UPSIDE DOWN AND SLIDING APPROX. 100 FEET AND INTO A RESIDENCE ABOUT .5 MILES SW OF THE AIRPORT.  ALL THREE SOB EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  NO INJURIES IN THE RESIDENCE OR  PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR12LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA092), Feb 4, 2012: Piper PA-28R-201T (N38906), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to magneto malfunction. Contributing to the accident was the lack of adherence to the manufacturer’s recommended magneto overhaul schedule.

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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