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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Puyallup, WA · October 17, 2020

Date: October 17, 2020 · 17:40 local
Place: Puyallup, WA
Airport: Thun Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4673R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA017
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total12 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N4673RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21430 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 18, 2020 at 0040 UTC, N4673R a PA-28-140 aircraft departed shady acres airport (3B8) to pierce co. Thun Field Airport (plu) on an instructional flight. N4673R was practicing touch and go landings on runway 17. After the third landing, during the climb from upwind to crosswind, the aircraft engine started sputter and evetually lost power. N4673R ended up on an emergency landing at a parking lot about one mile south of the airport. Aircraft suffered substantial damage. No injuries on all of the three occupants.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 18, 2020 AT 0040 UTC, N4673R A PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHADY ACRES AIRPORT (3B8) TO PIERCE CO. THUN FIELD AIRPORT (PLU) ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. N4673R WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 17. AFTER THE THIRD LANDING, DURING THE CLIMB FROM UPWIND TO CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED SPUTTER AND EVETUALLY LOST POWER. N4673R ENDED UP ON AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A PARKING LOT ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES ON ALL OF THE THREE OCCUPANTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR21LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPuyallup, WAA partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing and the flight instructors failure to use carburetor heat.Oct 18, 2020 · Substantial damage