# Accident 20201017020089A: Piper PA-28-140, Puyallup, WA, October 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2020, 17:40 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0877° N, 122.2911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0877&lon=-122.2911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4673R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4673R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 12 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201017020089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA017), Oct 18, 2020: Piper PA28 (N4673R), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing and the flight instructors failure to use carburetor heat.

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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