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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Paducah, TX · February 11, 1996

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Date
February 11, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place
Paducah, TX
Airport
Dan E Richards Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
A2VS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4426P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total80 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N4426PRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2011 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1942 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: this commercial pilot and certified flight instructor departed Q24 (levelland, TX) with one passenger and one student on board, to drop the passenger off in norman, OK. The aircraft was full of fuel (54 gal). After dropping the passenger off in norman, OK, the flight was returning to Q24 when the engine stopped running due to fuel starvation approximately 5 miles se of 3F6 (Paducah, TX), and at 6500 ft. attempted landing at 3F6, landed approximately 500 ft short of runway; and collapsing nose landing gear. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS COMMERCIAL PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED Q24 (LEVELLAND, TX) WITH ONE PASSENGER AND ONE STUDENT ON BOARD, TO DROP THE PASSENGER OFF IN NORMAN, OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL (54 GAL). AFTER DROPPING THE PASSENGER OFF IN NORMAN, OK, THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO Q24 WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SE OF 3F6 (PADUCAH, TX), AND AT 6500 FT. ATTEMPTED LANDING AT 3F6, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 500 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY; AND COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.