# Accident 20230216015739A: Piper PA-28-181, Atlanta, GA, February 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 33.8703° N, 84.3025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8703&lon=-84.3025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230216015739A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2023, ABOUT 1431 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

AFTER A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, START-UP, TAXI, AND ENGINE RUN-UP, THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE CLEARED FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 21L. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR DID HIS STANDARD CALL-OUT PROCEDURE WHERE HE AUDIBLY CALLED OUT THAT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE “IN THE GREEN” AND THE AIRSPEED WAS “ALIVE.” UPON REACHING ROTATION SPEED, A “NORMAL ROTATION AND CLIMB-OUT” WAS PERFORMED.

AT ABOUT 1,100 FT MSL (ABOUT 100 FT AGL), THE ENGINE “SPUTTERED” AND THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND SCANNED THE AREA AHEAD AND TO THE RIGHT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. SEEING NO SAFE OPTIONS, HE INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE AND STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT AND PITCHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD TOWARDS A LARGE GRASS FIELD. FURTHERMORE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRANSMITTED AN EMERGENCY RADIO CALL.

THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 3R. THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE WRECKAGE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA23LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA127), Feb 16, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N103AV), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to effectively utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during the engine run-up…

## Other reports on N103AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20190324023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190324023749I), Mar 24, 2019: Piper PA-28-181 (N103AV), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. N103AV was performing air traffic pattern work at kpdk. On the upwind side moving towards crosswind approximately 4NM mile south of kpdk. A bird strike occured…

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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