19940104000159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R301 · Live Oak, FL · January 4, 1994

Date
January 4, 1994 · 08:36 local
Place
Live Oak, FL
Airport
Suwannee County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8331U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94LA046
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total1,250 in this make and model

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.

Engine failed switching from left to right tank. Did not switch back. Tried for 24J landed short. Right tank empty

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED SWITCHING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK. DID NOT SWITCH BACK. TRIED FOR 24J LANDED SHORT. RIGHT TANK EMPTY

NTSB investigation

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