# Incident 20120722016299I: Piper PA-38-112, Coshocton, OH, July 22, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Coshocton, OH
- Airport: Richard Downing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3102° N, 81.8524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHARD DOWNING (I40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3102&lon=-81.8524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N528W) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722016299I

## Narrative

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

N528W DEPARTED RICHARD DOWNING AIRPORT (I40) JUST BEFORE 7:00 LOCAL ON 7/22/2012.  AFTER COMPLETING THE AFTER TAKEOFF CHECK TURNING OFF THE FUEL BOOST PUMP.  THE ENGINE SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT POWER REDUCTION THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 22 HOWEVER, HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE OR POWER TO MAKE THE FIELD.  THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT.ON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINE AND CALIPER.  THERE IS ALSO SOME EVIDENCE THAT THE LEFT WINGTIP MY HAVE CRACKED AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

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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