# Accident 20240202001519A: Piper PA-24-260, Cherokee, OK, February 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cherokee, OK
- Airport: Cherokee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7883° N, 98.3584° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7883&lon=-98.3584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,609 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240202001519A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 DAY VFR FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED IN FLIGHT ENGINE MALFUNCTION LEADING TO PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE, ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT ADVANCED MIXTURE, PROPELLER, AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE RPM IN ORDER TO CLIMB. PILOT THEN CHECKED  BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS, FUEL GAUGES, AND FUEL SELECTORS WERE OPERATING AS INTENDED, THE ENGINE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. UPON APPROACH, PILOT REPORTED GROUND FOG AND BAD VISIBILITY AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR DOWN THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMB, PILOT HIT AN AIRPORT FENCE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FENCING RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GETTING RIPPED OFF AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LEFT WING, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA104), Feb 2, 2024: Piper PA24 (N4284), Cherokee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the presence of ground fog, which hindered the landing approach and resulted in the pilot…

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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