# Accident 20130823017609A: Piper PA-28-180, Sacramneto, CA, August 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2013, 18:38 local time
- Place: Sacramneto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6899° N, 121.5990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6899&lon=-121.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8223W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8223W-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130823017609A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2013, AT ABOUT 1838 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N8223W, A PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KSAC), SACRAMENTO, CA, FOR A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 20, AT ABOUT 500 FEET MSL, THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE SPUTTERED MOMENTARILY, AND THEN WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL OPERATING POWER AFTER THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. HOWEVER, A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE LOST THRUST, AND THE AIRCRAFT?S CLIMB PERFORMANCE BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE PITCH ANGLE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN BEST GLIDE, AND MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS A GOLF COURSE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR CARRIED OUT A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NEAR-LEVEL ATTITUDE WHEN IT STRUCK A STAND OF TREES, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND. NEARBY GOLFERS QUICKLY CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE. THE PILOTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES, AND THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE.

THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN APPROVED TEAR DOWN FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

## 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 WPR13LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA384), Aug 24, 2013: Piper PA 28 (N8223W), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that…

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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