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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Jasper, GA · December 21, 1991

Date: December 21, 1991 · 10:45 local
Place: Jasper, GA
Airport: Pickens County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8168P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8168PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3424 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine failed on climb. Landed gear up. Had fuel starvation. Fuel selector valve placard installed upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB. LANDED GEAR UP. HAD FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE PLACARD INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.