# Accident 20240716013709A: Piper PA-28-181, Arcola, TX, July 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2024, 18:00 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1941V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1941V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240716013709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE FAILURE AT 200 FEET DURING TAKEOFF.  PILOT CHOOSE TO TRY AND MAKE THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND LAND BACK.  THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT.

PIPER AND LYCOMING REPRESENATIVES ARE SCHEDULE TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT ON AUG 20TH.

DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE GASCOLATOR WAS FOUND TO BE CANTED TO ONE SIDE AND NO SAFETY WIRE WAS FOUND ON THE BAILS OR THE JAM NUT THAT SECURES THE GASCOLATOR IN PLACE.  THERE WAS ALSO AN INDICATION OF A FUEL LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE GASCOLATOR.

INTERVIEWED IA AND A&P MECHACNIC AND BOTH ADMITTED TO MISSING THE LACK OF SAFETY WIRE ON THE GASCOLATOR DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION.  REMEDIAL TRAINING IS RECOMMENDED ARE BOTH INDIVUALS INVOLED IN THE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN24LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA268), Jul 16, 2024: Piper PA-28-181 (N1941V), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the mechanic’s failure to properly secure the fuel system gascolator strainer bowl following an annual inspection.

## Other reports on N1941V (1)

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

- [Incident 19880801052879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801052879I), Aug 1, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N1941V), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Conflicting instructions from ATC caused pilot to land long. Overshot runway and came to rest in a ditch.

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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