- Date
- April 18, 1982, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Caro, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1810JPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418010139A
- Case key
- 70137
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Miscellaneous - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that a partial loss of engine power occurred at about 200 ft AGL during takeoff. During a forced landing in a farm field, the nose wheel fork failed and the propeller and engine cowling were damaged. The pilot suspected a stuck value, but no preimpact malfunctions or failures were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1810J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-24238
- Airframe hours
- 1,630
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marvin Herrera
- Registered owner
- Marvin Herrera
- Departed
- 78D · Caro, MI
- Destination
- 78D · Caro, MI
- Airport
- 78D · Caro
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 610 total · 90 in this make and model · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.