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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Sterling Rockfa, IL · April 19, 1995

Date: April 19, 1995 · 19:15 local
Place: Sterling Rockfa, IL
Airport: Whiteside Co Airport-Jos H Bitto
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9418D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA134
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 462 total332 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N9418DRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 1995 · Piper PA-22-160S/N 226392 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel on takeoff. Turned back. Landed short. Nosed over. Pilot aware low fuel prior departure. (-23) dion carr, a private pilot, acted as pilot in command of N9418D, a PA-22, when he departed Whiteside county airport on runway 36. Onboard was passenger william havener. The aircraft sustained substantial damage following a loss of engine power after takeoff and subsequent forced landing short of runway 18 at Whiteside county airport. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right fuel tank was selected and the right fuel tank was empty. Left fuel tank had fuel remaining. Minor injuries reported by pilot in command.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK. LANDED SHORT. NOSED OVER. PILOT AWARE LOW FUEL PRIOR DEPARTURE. (-23) DION CARR, A PRIVATE PILOT, ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N9418D, A PA-22, WHEN HE DEPARTED WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 36. ONBOARD WAS PASSENGER WILLIAM HAVENER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 AT WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED AND THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. LEFT FUEL TANK HAD FUEL REMAINING. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED BY PILOT IN COMMAND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI95LA134Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRock Falls, ILthe failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation.Apr 20, 1995 · Substantial damage