19960113000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Lake City, FL · January 13, 1996

Date
January 13, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place
Lake City, FL
Airport
Lake City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7498P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA063
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,180 total119 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Selected empty fuel tank by mistake on takeoff. Engine quit. Landed hard on runway. Collapsed left main gear.

As the FAA filed it

SELECTED EMPTY FUEL TANK BY MISTAKE ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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