19880118000849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · January 18, 1988

Date
January 18, 1988 · 15:20 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FDOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4818S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA089
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total107 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Switched fuel on final, engine quit. Landing gear sheared off on cliff at edge of runway landing. Fuel mismanagement

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED FUEL ON FINAL, ENGINE QUIT. LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF ON CLIFF AT EDGE OF RUNWAY LANDING.FUEL MISMANAGEMENT

NTSB investigation

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