ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300441
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 November 2022 |
| Time: | 17:07 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee Pathfinder |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8667W |
| MSN: | 28-10193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5856 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU/KDCU), Decatur, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Milledgeville-Baldwin County Airport, GA (KMLJ) |
| Tanner, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the cross-country flight he noticed his fuel consumption was higher than he had expected. After entering the traffic pattern at the destination airport, and while turning from base to final, the engine “sputtered.' He switched from the right to the left fuel tank and attempted to restart the engine, however, engine power was not restored. The pilot conducted a forced landing in a field and touched down hard short of the runway threshold, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane after the accident was unable to verify the presence of fuel in either the right or left fuel tanks. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he needed to, “Establish a not to exceed minimum fuel level for continued flight.'
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA054
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8667W
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8667W/history/20221102/2003Z/KMLJ/L%2034.27998%20-86.67683
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2022 00:48 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Nov-2022 05:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2022 05:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2022 00:16 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Category] |
| 15-Nov-2022 14:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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