# Accident 20130316003739A: Piper PA-38-112, Byron, CA, March 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8225° N, 121.6319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8225&lon=-121.6319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99DM-2013-06-04) (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: 730 total, 330 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316003739A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 16, 2013, AT 1330 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, PILOT IN COMMAND RIVERA OF A PIPER PA 38-112, N99DM, LOST ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE NORTH/WEST OF BYRON AIRPORT RUNWAY 23.

THE PLANE DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN THE PASTURE HIT SEVERAL LARGE POT HOLES AND ANIMAL HOLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

PICTURES TAKEN AT SCENE, ATTACHED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB AND PICKED UP BY PLANE PARTS OF PLEASANT GROVE, CALIFORNIA.

THE WING TANKS WERE DRAINED OF FUEL AND REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO PLANE PARTS.  PICTURES ATTACHED.

## 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 WPR13LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA171), Mar 16, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N99DM), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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