19961031037889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Mccomb, MS · October 31, 1996

Date: October 31, 1996 · 14:15 local
Place: Mccomb, MS
Airport: Mccomb/Pike County/John Lewis
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N120JD
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97IA016
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,723 total783 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days

N120JDRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152179 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was fueled with 40 gallons of jet-a, bringing the total fuel on board to 85 gallons. During climb out the engines started running rough followed by total power loss. Aircraft was landed in a pasture. Fuel facility was using an avgas nozzle on turbine fuel pump. Airman did not conduct proper preflight privacy data omitted no preflight, improper fuel.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 40 GALLONS OF JET-A, BRINGING THE TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD TO 85 GALLONS. DURING CLIMB OUT THE ENGINES STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOLLOWED BY TOTAL POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A PASTURE. FUEL FACILITY WAS USING AN AVGAS NOZZLE ON TURBINE FUEL PUMP. AIRMAN DID NOT CONDUCT PROPER PREFLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO PREFLIGHT, IMPROPER FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA97IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMccomb, MSthe lineman's fueling of the aircraft with the wrong type fuel, the pilot's failure to verify the type of fuel added to the aircraft before flight, and failure of the refueling facility to be equipped with the proper fuel nozzle.Oct 31, 1996 · Minor damage

Other reports on N120JD · 1

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

Incident 19970310004159ILevel Off Touchdown · Tuscaloosa, ALNarrative: pilot stated: upon landing the left main gear collapsed. Gear indicator was green. Landing was normal, but as the weight came down on the gear the left main collapsed damaging the left wing tip, left flap & aileron and left prop.Mar 10, 1997 · Minor damage