ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69422
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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 2009 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7220W |
| MSN: | 28-1035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2913 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pasco Co, near Pilot Country Airport, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Port Richey, FL (FA40) |
| Zephyrhills Airport, FL (ZPH/KZPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was 10 minutes into the flight and had just reached a cruise altitude of 2,800 feet above mean sea level when the engine lost power. After unsuccessfully attempting to restart the engine, the pilot attempted a forced landing at an airport off to his left. Approaching the airport, the airplane’s right wing hit a tree and the airplane impacted the ground 400 yards short of the runway, in the area of Leyland Ave and US41. The airplane sustained damage to the wing, fuselage, and propeller. The responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector observed 1/4 gallon of fuel in the right wing fuel tank and no fuel in the left wing tank. There was no evidence of fuel leakage in flight or at the accident site. The wreckage recovery crew reported that they were able to drain 3 quarts of fuel from the airplane. A postaccident engine run was conducted with the engine producing power at high and low rpm settings.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2009 14:11 | RobertMB | Added |
| 25-Oct-2009 14:12 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2009 14:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2023 09:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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