# NTSB SEA82DA094: Piper PA-28-180, N9544J, Toledo, WA, June 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 23, 1982, 21:00 local (Jun 24, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Toledo, WA
- Coordinates: 46.449119, -122.760681 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4491&lon=-122.7607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA094
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72828/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA094

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - miscellaneous - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - emergency procedure - not performed, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE TURNED THE FUEL BOOST "ON", APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND SET THE POWER AT ROUGHLY 1500 RPM. HE REPORTED THAT THE MIXTURE HAD BEEN IN THE FULL RICH POSITION DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND ON FINAL APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED A POWER CORRECTION. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING OFF OF THE AIRPORT. NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PRECRASH MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS IN A CESSNA 172. ALSO, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN PIPER PA-28, N9544J, WAS SIMILAR TO THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL IN MANY CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9544J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 283673
- Airframe hours: 2925
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Toledo Flying Club
- Registered owner: Toledo Flying Club
- Departed: PWT, BREMERTON, WA
- Destination: GFK, GRAND FORKS, ND
- Airport: TDO, Toledo-Winlock, runway 5, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 89 total, 10 in this make and model, 61 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 55 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OLM, 30 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 19820623040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623040409A), Jun 23, 1982: Piper PA28180, Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot pulled mixture in place of carburetor heat. Engine quit on final. Crash landed short of runway.

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.

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