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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Rockford, AL · April 4, 1995

Date: April 4, 1995 · 08:14 local
Place: Rockford, AL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9113K
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,850 total300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N9113KRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680189 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Narrative: pilot stated after take off from dannelly field, at montgomery, AL. When he reached 7000 feet it quit without warning. After completed the emergency check list, selected highway 22 just 31/2 miles west of Rockford, notified departure control, and sat it down on highway with no injuries or damage to aircraft. Consolidated fuel systems, inc., a certified FAA repair station did tear down inspection on fuel control unit, and found locknut on diaphragm had backed off, cutting off fuel supply.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED AFTER TAKE OFF FROM DANNELLY FIELD, AT MONTGOMERY, AL. WHEN HE REACHED 7000 FEET IT QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, SELECTED HIGHWAY 22 JUST 31/2 MILES WEST OF ROCKFORD, NOTIFIED DEPARTURE CONTROL, AND SAT IT DOWN ON HIGHWAY WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. CONSOLIDATED FUEL SYSTEMS, INC., A CERTIFIED FAA REPAIR STATION DID TEAR DOWN INSPECTION ON FUEL CONTROL UNIT, AND FOUND LOCKNUT ON DIAPHRAGM HAD BACKED OFF, CUTTING OFF FUEL SUPPLY.