# Accident 20230302002559A: Piper PA-28R-200, Madisonville, KY, March 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2023, 13:45 local time
- Place: Madisonville, KY
- Airport: Madisonville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4904° N, 87.5175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4904&lon=-87.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9420N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9420N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230302002559A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 2, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 UTC, PILOT FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT MADISONVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (2I0) ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD, MO (KSGF). ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT, ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT MADE AN INITIAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT/MIN. UPON REACHING 1800 MSL, THE PILOT NOTICED INSUFFICIENT ENGINE POWER TO CONTINUE THE CLIMB AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT OBSERVED TREES BELOW AND DETERMINED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS UNSAFE. THE PILOT FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY REGAINING ENGINE POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD, UNTIL FORCED TO LAND. PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND FLEW UNDERNEATH THEM AS THERE WAS INADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO FLY OVER. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD PAST THE POWERLINES AND STOPPED WITHIN 300 FEET WINGS LEVEL. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE OR SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE

## 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 ERA23LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA144), Mar 2, 2023: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9420N), Slaughters, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to secure the fuel strainer bowl with safety wire, which resulted in the fuel strainer bowl leaking and starving the engine of fuel. Also causal was the obstruction of…

## Other reports on N9420N (1)

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

- [Incident 19780305016299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016299I), Mar 5, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N9420N), New Hudson, MI, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown on ice covered runway. Ended in a snowbank.

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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