# Accident 19961020033169A: Piper PA32260, Mancelona, MI, October 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mancelona, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9001° N, 85.0591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9001&lon=-85.0591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56155, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56155) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 753 total, 67 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020033169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER DEPARTURE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF AIRPORT. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.  HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR ARM WAS WORN AND FUEL PRESSURE AND VOLUME WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ENGINE POWER.  THERE IS NO MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENT FOR INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP DURING ITS SERVICE LIFE.  THE PUMP HAD ACCUMULATED 1,007 HOURS.                                          (-23) PILOT STATED POWER WAS LOST DURING CRUISE, ATTEMPT TO RE-START/SWITCHING FUEL, BOOST PUMP, CK MAGS, CARB HEAT, FORCED LANDING WAS MADE 1000' SHORT OF RUNWAY IN WOODED FIELD.

## 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 CHI97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA012), Oct 20, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N56155), Mancelona, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the worn fuel system pump (actuator arm). A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot.

## Other reports on N56155 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090614047489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614047489I), Jun 14, 2009: Piper PA-32-260 (N56155), Naples, FL, Minor damage. On June 14, 2009 [privacy data omitted] made a return night flight from (kmth) marathon, Florida to (kapf), Naples, Florida where the aircraft is based. He…

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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