19850128018529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · St Croix, VI · January 28, 1985

Date
January 28, 1985 · 09:08 local
Place
St Croix, VI
Airport
Alexander Hamilton
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N555MF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA088
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,167 total918 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine surged and quit then left engine failed. Struck a fence on landing. Right fuel strainer had sediment.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT THEN LEFT ENGINE FAILED. STRUCK A FENCE ON LANDING. RIGHT FUEL STRAINER HAD SEDIMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.