# Accident 20230416004049A: Piper PA-28-180, Riverside, CA, April 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2023, 08:42 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9555° N, 117.4838° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9555&lon=-117.4838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8376W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230416004049A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CHINO. BEFORE TAKE OFF EVERYTHING WAS UNEVENTFUL... THE RUN UP WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAGNETOS CHECKED OUT GOOD. FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE GOOD. FUEL PUMP AS WORKING WELL. FLEW ON THE RIGHT TANK TO RIVERSIDE. FUEL WAS AT THE TABS ON TAKE OFF SO HAD AT LEAST 34 GALLONS OF FUEL. THEY DEPARTED AT 842 AM AND ARRIVED AT 855 AM.THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WE ATE BREAKFAST. THEN HEADED BACK TO THE PLANE. DID RUN UP EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT GOOD AGAIN. FUEL PUMP WORKING. MAGNETOS GOOD. CARB HEAT GOOD. SWITCHED TO LEFT TANK AND TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY. HAD TO WAIT A WHILE. ENGINE WAS RUNNING GOOD AND SMOOTH. ONCE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF I HAD FULL POWER. TAKE OFF UNEVENTFUL. DESTINATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BRACKETT FIELD. ONCE I REACHED ABOUT A 1000 FT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CAME BACK. WHEN IT DID THAT, I CHECKED THE MIXTURE. IT WAS FULL RICH. FUEL PUMP WAS ON. FUEL ON THE LEFT TANK. MAGNETOS ON BOTH. THEN ANOTHER SPUTTER AND THEN ENGINE QUIT.I WAS SURE I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND GET TO THE AIRPORT AND SO I DECIDED TO FLY STRAIGHT AHEAD MAKING ONE OR TWO SMALL TURNS IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT. MADE SURE I CLEARED THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SET IT DOWN. ONLY HAD SECONDS I FEEL AND SINCE I COULDN'T FIND A FLAT AREA, I PUT IT DOWN WHERE THEY FOUND ME. ALL THREE OF US WALKD OUT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA156), Apr 16, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N8376W), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during an extended ground delay before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice.

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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