# Accident 20230802011849A: Piper PA-28-181, Rosenberg, TX, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 15:59 local time
- Place: Rosenberg, TX
- Airport: Lane Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5233° N, 95.7798° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5233&lon=-95.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38483, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38483) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 4 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802011849A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM BOERNE, TX TO PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WOULD NOT REACH THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE PILOT REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC TO THE NEAREST AIRFIELD WITH FUEL RESOURCES. ATC DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO LANE AIRPARK.

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON THE DOWNWIND APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DIVERTED DIRECTLY TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD.

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY IMPACTING FENCE POSTS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS. THE RIGHT WING THEN IMPACTED AN EXCAVATOR THAT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT. THE ARM OF THE EXCAVATOR PENETRATED THE FUEL TANK CREATING A VERY LARGE OPENING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED AT THE IMPACT SITE OR IN THE FUEL TANK. THE LEFT WING CONTAINED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT COULD NOT BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE FUELING PORT.

## 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 CEN23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA345), Aug 2, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N38483), Rosenberg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing and landing overrun at an alternate airport.

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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