19911209055369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Houston, TX · December 9, 1991

Date
December 9, 1991 · 17:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55839
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA041
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
186 total108 in this make and model10 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.

Engine quit on climbout from touch and go. Landed straight ahead in golf course. Fuel selector on empty tip tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH AND GO. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN GOLF COURSE. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TIP TANK.

NTSB investigation

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