# Accident 20160101000389A: Piper PA-18-135, Newman Lake, WA, January 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newman Lake, WA
- Airport: Warners (Pvt)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7767° N, 117.0950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7767&lon=-117.0950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2684A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2684A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 193 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160101000389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER EXECUTING A GO AROUND ON THE PILOTS SECOND LOW PASS TO WARNER AIRSTRIP, PILOT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, LOSS OF ENGINE RPM (2400 TO 2200) WHICH CONTINUED TO DROP, AND BACKFIRING.  HE PULLED CARB HEAT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINE RPM. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT WARNER AIRSTRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT THE SNOW COVERED AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT ESTIMATED DEPTH OF THE SNOW AT THREE AND HALF FEET.

## 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 WPR16LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA045), Jan 1, 2016: Piper PA18 (N2684A), Newman Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine 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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