ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294973
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| Date: | Saturday 22 November 2003 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5041T |
| MSN: | 28R-7235181 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4560 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-CIC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Springfield-Westover Metro Airport, MA (CEF/KCEF) |
| Aiken Municipal Airport, SC (AIK/KAIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after flying 5.2 hours, he believed there were still about 10 gallons of fuel on board the airplane. As the pilot maneuvered for an approach to Columbia -Owen Downtown Airport, the engine lost power. The pilot maneuvered for an emergency landing and the airplane collided with the ground in a residential area 1/2 mile southeast of the airport. The post-accident examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane rested in the backyard of a single family adjacent to a storage shed. The airplane was resting on its right side with the left wing perpendicular to the ground. A small quantity of fuel drained from the left wing root area. During the visual examination of the fuel tanks, no fuel was observed in either tank. According to the pilot operating handbook, approximately two gallons of the 50 gallon fuel capacity are not usable, According to the pilot, the flight departed with 50 gallons of 100 low lead aviation fuel. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, and his inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL04LA039
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 16:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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