# Accident 20150904016169A: Piper PA-28RT-201, Russel Springs, KY, September 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2015, 12:50 local time
- Place: Russel Springs, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0097° N, 85.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0097&lon=-85.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162S-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,655 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150904016169A

## Narrative

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

DURING A PRACTICE RNAV APPROACH IN VMC INTO RWY 17 RUSSELL COUNTY KY (K24), AT 2700 FEET, THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED FROM IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA15LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA341), Sep 4, 2015: Piper PA 28RT-201 (N8162S), Russell Springs, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate fuel injection servo maintenance due to an out-of-date AD list, which resulted in the fuel injection servo plug backing out of the threaded plug hole on the…

## Other reports on N8162S (1)

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

- [Accident 19951224042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224042699A), Dec 24, 1995: Piper PA28RT201 (N8162S), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Blamed downdraft unable to timely flare for landing. Light crosswind. Bent wing and gear. (-23) pilot stated that gusting winds and…

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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