# Accident 20221121018159A: Piper PA-28-140, Manassas, VA, November 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2022, 18:05 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7127° N, 77.5063° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7127&lon=-77.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7261F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7261F-2024-05-11) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221121018159A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 21, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME A STUDENT PILOT WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ON BOARD AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PA-28, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-N-GOES AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF) WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER A LOUD NOISE AT 950 FEET DURING A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES TOWARDS A SAFE LANDING AREA, BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE ACCESS ROAD NEAR DEPARTURE RUNWAY 16L. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND THE CFI SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THAT TIME THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A PROP STRIKE WITH ONE PROP STRAIT AND ONE PROP CURLED BACK, LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE SHEARED OFF, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE RIGHT WING, THE LEFT WING WAS BADLY DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AND THE FRONT WINDSCREEN HAD AN 8 INCH HOLE THROUGH IT. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA068), Nov 21, 2022: Piper PA28 (N7261F), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N7261F (2)

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

- [Accident 19730721023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721023409A), Jul 21, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N7261F), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Hit guard rail on apch end of rwy 9.
- [Accident 19730104000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000109A), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N7261F), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Durg practice shortfield lndg main gear hit two ft high ice ridge across apch end of rwy.

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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