ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295683
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 2003 |
| Time: | 21:39 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Package Express |
| Registration: | N685BW |
| MSN: | 32-7440017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3922 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Mill, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was receiving vectors from air traffic control for an ILS approach to runway 36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina. After leveling off from a turn during his last vector, he heard a loud noise and the engine lost power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful, and the pilot aligned the airplane with a road for an emergency landing. During the descent, the airplane struck trees and power lines, then collided with the pavement and caught fire. The pilot escaped through the cargo door, and the cabin area was fire damaged. The right wing had evidence of a wire strike at the position of the right main fuel tank but the main tank was not burned. According to the pilot, the airplane had been airborne for a total 2 hours, 29 minutes on the two legs since refueling at which time the tanks were topped off. A review of fuel usage records for the airplane, the engine consumes approximately 15 gallons of fuel per hour. The Cherokee Six is equipped with two main fuel tanks with a capacity of 25 gallons each, and two auxiliary fuel tanks with a capacity of 17 gallons each.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA108
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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