ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351826
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 2024 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Archer |
| Owner/operator: | Aptum Aviaton Inc |
| Registration: | N33667 |
| MSN: | 28-7505166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmingdale, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale-Republic Airport, NY (FRG/KFRG) |
| Farmingdale-Republic Airport, NY (FRG/KFRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot in the left seat and his instructor in the right seat were preparing for a local flight. They estimated that there were about 30 gallons of fuel on board prior to departure; 17 gallons in the left tank and 13 gallons in the right tank. After airwork and emergency procedures practice, they returned to the departure airport for some takeoffs and landings. During the second approach to landing, about two hours into the flight, the student pilot advanced the throttle; however, the engine did not respond. Since they were at low altitude, the instructor took the controls and landed the airplane on a nearby highway. After touchdown, the right wing struck a road sign, partially severing the wing. The pilots egressed the airplane and were not injured.
An examination of the wreckage by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed substantial damage to the right wing. The fuel tank selector handle, which was located near the student pilot’s left leg, was found in the LEFT tank position. The left wing fuel tank was uncompromised and contained about ½ gallon of fuel. Although the flight instructor stated that he reminded the student several times to switch tanks, the student did not recall ever switching tanks during the flight. The pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s lack of fuel management during the flight and the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of his student’s fuel management, resulting in fuel starvation and a forced landing to a highway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://abc7ny.com/plane-emergency-landing-southern-state-parkway-babylon/14449023/
https://nypost.com/2024/02/20/us-news/single-engine-plane-lands-on-the-southern-state-parkway/
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-southern-state-pkwy
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193824
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33667
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N33667/history/20240220/1526Z/KFRG/KFRG
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1374122_1690521921.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Small plane on Southern State Parkway near Route 109 Photos: Raymond Riker. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/RTUdwZcUOS
— Carolyn Gusoff (@GusoffTV) February 20, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2024 17:36 | aus | Added |
| 20-Feb-2024 17:38 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 20-Feb-2024 17:59 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2024 18:14 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 20-Feb-2024 18:18 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2024 18:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2024 18:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Feb-2024 07:52 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Mar-2024 19:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 21-Mar-2024 05:38 | eklein | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2024 12:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2024 22:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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