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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Casper, WY · June 27, 1978

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Date
June 27, 1978 · 07:30 local
Place
Casper, WY
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N4006W
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N4006WRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40006 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot changed fuel selector to an empty tank soon after takeoff. Mismanaged aux fuel pump and fuel selector

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CHANGED FUEL SELECTOR TO AN EMPTY TANK SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. MISMANAGED AUX FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SELECTOR