ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296043
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| Date: | Friday 4 April 2003 |
| Time: | 18:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | North Aire Inc. |
| Registration: | N21175 |
| MSN: | 28-7990037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7200 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Maria, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster-William J Fox Airport, CA (WJF/KWJF) |
| San Luis Obispo-County Airport, CA (SBP/KSBP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While making an emergency landing on a road, the airplane struck a pole and a chain link fence. The pilot reported he had made a 2-hour flight and stopped to refuel. The airplane was refueled, and departed with 48 gallons of fuel. The pilot then departed for the next airport, where he landed, recalculated his fuel, and filed an IFR flight plan. He estimated his remaining fuel at 31 gallons, and left the interim airport without refueling. He estimated that he had 3.5 hours of fuel on board for the last leg of the flight. About 1.5 hours into the flight, the engine lost all power. The pilot diverted to a closer airport, but was too low to reach the airport, and made an emergency landing on a road. First responders reported finding no fuel on board the airplane, or in the surrounding area of the airplane. According to the manufacturer, the airplane holds a total of 50 gallons of fuel; 48 gallons are usable, with 24 gallons in each wing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight, and a subsequent on-ground collision with a pole and a fence during the ensuing emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA127
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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