ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235543
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 2020 |
| Time: | 17:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N772SG |
| MSN: | 32R-7885249 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5968 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison County Executive Airport (MDQ/KMDQ), AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Panama City-Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, FL (ECP/KECP) |
| Huntsville-Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field, AL (KMDQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during approach, the airplane was too fast and high, so he performed a slip maneuver to increase the descent rate. The pilot then added power to arrest the descent rate; however, the engine did not respond. The pilot executed a forced landing into a field about 1,600 ft short of the runway threshold, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. Twenty-five gallons of fuel was recovered from the left fuel tank and 7 gallons of fuel was recovered from the right fuel tank. The fuel tank selector valve was positioned to the right tank.
The engine was successfully started and run at idle power following the accident and no anomalies were noted. The pilot’s operating handbook stated that certain extreme maneuvers, including slip maneuvers, could result in unporting of the fuel supply if the selected fuel tank is not full.
It is likely that the fuel unported from the right fuel tank during the slip maneuver, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's slip maneuver with a less than full fuel tank selected, which resulted in unporting of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.waff.com/2020/04/27/small-plane-crashes-by-madison-county-executive-airport/?fbclid=IwAR3tsY47K72GaXHCvqg2btaVIO-nYqFKio1Ye6lC9vpfp-vs0KqL2GHlXu4
https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/madison-county-sheriff-huntsville-madison-county-executive-airport/525-f22497d7-b95d-47b5-a2db-5b49a58c18aa
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N772SG/history/20200427/2036Z/KECP/KMDQ
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/154095-867656a320cf10c6ddf56b95becc87d2c0c8d2c7/aircrafttype/P32R (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2020 03:12 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 21-Jun-2021 07:18 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2022 14:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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