- Date
- May 13, 1983, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2943ZPiper PA28R-201T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830513019079A
- Case key
- 15984
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt received a jump start because the battery failed to start the eng. After departure & leveling of at 10,000 ft, he was concerned with the 1 inch of rime ice he had picked up & got an updated wx briefing from flt watch. He asked for & received a clearance back to arapahoe arpt. During letdown total electrical failure occurred. After breaking out of the overcast he was able to locate columbine arpt. While flying in & out of clouds the acft landed short of the rwy during the 2nd landing attempt. About 1-1/2 inches of ice had accumulated on the acft. Exam of the battery revealed thatit had been exposed to very high operating temps. The 6 cells were dry. The top of the battery bore evidence of paint bubbling & case distortion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2943Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R-201T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R 7931268
- Airframe hours
- 913
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Elwood & Ken Lowe Arct.
- Registered owner
- Dan Manicke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Destination
- TOP · Topeka, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- O1V · Columbine, runway 32, 5,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 488 total · 25 in this make and model · 348 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.