# Accident 19960117000679A: Piper PA32R300, Milwaukee, WI, January 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1996, 17:59 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9801° N, 87.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9801&lon=-87.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3326Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3326Q-2004-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540KIGD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,671 total, 1,504 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960117000679A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE OUT, VECTORED FOR SURVEILLANCE APPROACH TO RUNWAY, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. (.4)THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT NIGHT, OVER LAKE MICHIGAN, IN IFR CONDITIONS WHEN HE INFORMED MILWAUKEE APPROACH THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT.  HE WAS 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILWAUKEE.  HE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE ABOUT 12 MILES BEFORE IMPACTING THE WATER.  THE BODY OF THE PILOT AND AIRPLANE WERE RECOVERED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP REVEALED THAT A 3/4 INCH RUBBER WASHER WAS RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW THROUGH THE OUTFLOW VALVE OF THE PUMP. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) 93-11-11 STATES THAT THE REMANUFACTURED FUEL PUMP WAS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT FLIGHT IN ORDER 'TO PREVENT DISRUPTION OF FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.'  THE AD HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.        (-23) UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, AIRCRAFT OR PILOT HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA113), Jan 17, 1996: Piper PA-32 (N3326Q), Milwaukee, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance and inspection in that the Airworthiness Directive which applied to the fuel pump had not been complied with. A factor was the pilot was unable to reach land.

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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