# Accident 20120330005499A: Piper PA-28-161, Arcola, TX, March 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2012, 18:15 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800KA-2014-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 38 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330005499A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 30, 2012 PIPER WARRIOR N800KA DEPARTED FROM PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLVJ) AND FLEW TO HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (KAXH). WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 09 AT KAXH AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (ENDORSED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^), EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A CREEK BED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME INCLUDING;•NOSE GEAR•LEFT MAIN GEAR•LEFT WING•ENGINE MOUNTS•FIREWALLAS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 1815. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN12LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA216), Mar 30, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N800KA), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N800KA (1)

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

- [Incident 19911216056349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911216056349I), Dec 16, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N800KA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway hitting runway lights.

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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