# NTSB CHI00LA235: Piper PA-28-160, N5293W, Burlington, WI, August 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 1, 2000, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Burlington, WI - Coordinates: 42.669795, -88.269615 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6698&lon=-88.2696&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49891 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49891/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA235 ## Probable cause loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence during the forced landing attempt. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to turn back toward the runway during the forced landing attempt, the airport fence, and the corn crop. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - object - fence (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said he had gotten airborne and was approximately 300 feet above the ground when "the aircraft engine had a sudden loss of power. I was already in a slight right hand turn, so I sharpened the turn, in an attempt to return to the runway. The attempt failed." An examination of the fuel system showed negligible fuel in the left main tank. The right main tank showed approximately 10 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was on the right tank. Fuel was observed in the gascolator. During a post- crash examination, the engine was started and ran at idle power. Examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On August 1, 2000, at 1800 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-28-160, N5293W, operated by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the airplane struck a fence and impacted terrain during a forced landing. Prior to the forced landing attempt, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power on initial climb after takeoff from runway 29 (4,300 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt), at the Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with a planed destination of the Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In his written statement, the pilot said he had gotten airborne and was approximately 300 feet above the ground when "the aircraft engine had a sudden loss of power. I was already in a slight right hand turn, so I sharpened the turn, in an attempt to return to the runway. The attempt failed." A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was resting upright on the edge of a cornfield and an east-west running gravel road, 1/4 mile north of the departure end of runway 29. The airplane was oriented on a 055-degree magnetic heading. The airplane's left outboard wing leading edge was bent aft to the spar. The right outboard wing leading edge was bent downward. The left main landing gear was broken aft. The left and right wings were bent aft at the roots. The left and right forward wing attach points were broken. The fuselage, beginning beneath the airplane's cabin, and running aft to just forward of the empennage, was buckled aft. An examination of the airplane showed little to no fuel in the left main fuel tank. The right main fuel tank showed approximately 10 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector switch was observed to be positioned to the right tank. Fuel was observed in the gascolator. Flight control continuity was confirmed. During the post-crash examination, the engine was started and ran at idle power. An examination of the other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5293W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5293W-2001-03-29), registration cancelled 2001-03-29, S/N 28-344 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-160 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 344 - Airframe hours: 1503 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2B 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeffery A Radtke - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2000, 0 hours before - Destination: WI89, LAKE GENEVA, WI - Airport: C52, Burlington Municipal Arpt, runway 29, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 656 total, 554 in this make and model, 623 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported - Wind: 260° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 180 °F, dew point 162 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ENW, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000801036729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801036729A), Aug 1, 2000: Piper PA28160, Burlington, WI, No damage. (-23) On August 1, 2000 at 1800 CDT a Piper PA-28-160, N5293W, made a crash landing shortly after takeoff from Burlington Municipal Airport (C52), Burlington,… From the NTSB's public API. 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