ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343179
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 2023 |
| Time: | 15:59 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | KDRD Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N38483 |
| MSN: | 28-7790556 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lane Airpark (T54), Rosenberg, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Boerne Stage Airfield, TX (5C1) |
| Houston-Pearland Regional Airport, TX (KLVJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 2, 2023, at about 1559 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II, N38483, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Lane Airpark (T54), Rosenberg, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1), Texas, and was destined to Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ), Texas.
The student pilot stated that in preparation for his solo cross-country flight, he reviewed his flight planning with his flight instructor. He said he flew to the destination airport, where he performed one approach and landing, followed by flight maneuvers north of the airport, and then landed. The pilot shut the airplane down to use the restroom. Prior to departure from the destination airport, he did not visually check the airplane fuel level through the fuel filler ports. During the return flight, he visually observed the fuel quantity, and it was “dropping rapidly,” and he decided to land at an alternate airport. During the approach to the alternate airport, the engine “sputtered” and quit. He landed the airplane with a tailwind and “slammed on the brakes” to try to slow the airplane down as soon as possible. The airplane overran the runway and impacted a fence and construction equipment that resulted in substantial damage to both wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no useable fuel in the airplane fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing and landing overrun at an alternate airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/small-plane-crash-rosenberg/285-2759020c-9eea-42c5-a393-906265092ce0
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192784
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N38483
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/89472_1612715585.jpg (photo)
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2023 01:32 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Aug-2023 05:40 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 30-Nov-2023 19:44 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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