# Accident 20241115019609A: Piper PA-23-160, Manvel, TX, November 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2024, 16:22 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4747° N, 95.3255° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4747&lon=-95.3255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4143P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 10 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019609A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE.  DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE PILOTS CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND PROCEEDED 50 TO 75 YARDS BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  DAMAGE INCLUDED PROP STRIKES ON BOTH PROPELLERS AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  LATER AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED BUT NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.

## 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 CEN25LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA042), Nov 15, 2024: Piper PA-23-160 (N4143P), Manvel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of left engine power during the initial climb due to restricted fuel flow as a result of a binding fuel control cable.

## Other reports on N4143P (2)

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

- [Incident 19961105045889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105045889I), Nov 5, 1996: Piper PA23160 (N4143P), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Rod end on nose gear actuator broke.
- [Incident 19860129005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129005439I), Jan 29, 1986: Piper PA23160 (N4143P), Friendswood, TX, Minor damage. During single engine landing extended gear late on final. Nose gear not locked. Warning light intermitiant.

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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