# Accident 20180919013859A: Piper PA-28-180, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2018, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2303° N, 106.9672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2303&lon=-106.9672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8003W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8003W) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919013859A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING PART 61 FLIGHT INSTRUCTION NEAR PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, N8003W EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD 6.2 MILES NW OF STEVENS FIELD, PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO (PSO). INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS 386 FEET NORTH OF LEANING PINE PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE ROAD STRIKING TWO FENCES AND STOPPED 484 FEET AFTER THE ROAD ON A HEADING OF 191. DAY VFR. TWO OCCUPANTS UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN18LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA381), Sep 19, 2018: Piper PA28 (N8003W), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's mismanagement of the fuel selector valve during the simulated forced landing demonstration and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision to ensure the fuel selector was…

## Other reports on N8003W (1)

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

- [Incident 20040414005059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040414005059I), Apr 14, 2004: Piper PA28180 (N8003W), Durango, CO, Minor damage. (-23) After touchdown the aircraft swerved to the left off the runway. The pilot stated that he was not on the brakes. The aircraft nosed over and then settled…

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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