# Accident 19950818025589A: Piper PA28235, Gilbert, AZ, August 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1995, 14:05 local time
- Place: Gilbert, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3407° N, 111.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3407&lon=-111.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502MP-1995-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818025589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER. LANDED HARD IN OPEN FIELD. STOPPED ABRUPTLY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER FULL. HEAD INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA299), Aug 18, 1995: Piper PA-28-235 (N502MP), Gilbert, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel system mismanagement and improper emergency procedure. The pilot's misjudging the flare was a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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