# Incident 20190418003009I: Piper PA-28-161, Vancouver, WA, April 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Brush Prairie Aerodrome
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7239° N, 122.5440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Brush Prairie Aerodrome (5WA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7239&lon=-122.5440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1913H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1913H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190418003009I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/18/2019, N1913H, WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN THE STABILATOR CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO CONTROL INPUT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH STABILATOR TRIM AND THROTTLE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT A GRASS STRIP (5WA9, BRUSH PRAIRIE AERODROME) WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 5/4/2019.

## Other reports on N1913H (1)

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

- [Incident 19841004059599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004059599I), Oct 4, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N1913H), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Mistook runway end lights for taxiway. Knocked down all 4 lights. FAA investigating taxiway light placement.

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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