ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211643
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 2018 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-310P Malibu |
| Owner/operator: | 1st Avenue Malibu Services LLC |
| Registration: | N148ME |
| MSN: | 46-8608009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Ernest A Love Field Airport (KPRC), Prescott, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| Prescott Regional Airport, AZ (PRC/KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, about 15 minutes before reaching the destination airport during descent, the engine lost power. The pilot switched fuel tanks, and the engine power was momentarily restored, but the engine stopped producing power even though he thought it “was still running all the way to impact.” The pilot conducted a forced landed on a highway at night, and the right wing struck an object and separated from the airplane. The airplane came to rest inverted.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector (ASI) that performed the postaccident airplane examination, the fuel lines to the fuel manifold were dry, and the fuel manifold valves were dry. He reported that the fuel strainer, the diaphragm, and the fuel filter in the duel manifold were unremarkable. Fuel was found in the gascolator.
The FAA ASI reported that, during his interview with the pilot, “the pilot changed his story from fuel exhaustion, to fuel contamination.” The inspector reported that there were no signs of fuel contamination during the examination of the fuel system.
According to the fixed-base operator (FBO) at the departure airport, the pilot requested 20 gallons of fuel. He then canceled his fuel request and walked out of the FBO.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=148ME
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Media:
Prescott - USA. A Piper PA-46-310P Malibu plane that ran out of fuel crashed and flipped on Iron Springs Road as it attempted to make an emergency landing Tuesday night. The 3 occupants received minor injuries.https://t.co/VoTYJ8ExYo pic.twitter.com/D5tghSTJKX
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 30 mai 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 08:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2018 08:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 30-May-2018 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 30-May-2018 09:51 | harro | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 11:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 30-May-2018 14:40 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 30-May-2018 18:54 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 04-Feb-2019 14:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:44 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 19-Dec-2021 19:53 | wf | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 19-Dec-2021 19:53 | wf | Updated [[Source, Damage]] |
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