19961207037539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Elyria, OH · December 7, 1996

Date: December 7, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Airport: Elyria Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4911P
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA029
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,293 total1,210 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4911PRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-502 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost power on approach. Got below VMC. Landed short plowed field. Failed feather or clean up. Left fuel tank empty. (-23) after a cross country flight the pilot attempted to land on runway 27 at Elyria (1G1). Because of the sun in the pilot's eyes, the pilot did a go-around and attempted landing on runway 9. Power was lost to the left engine and the airplane landed in a field before the runway, it hit a fence and stopped next to a garage.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. GOT BELOW VMC. LANDED SHORT PLOWED FIELD. FAILED FEATHER OR CLEAN UP. LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY. (-23) AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT ELYRIA (1G1). BECAUSE OF THE SUN IN THE PILOT'S EYES, THE PILOT DID A GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. POWER WAS LOST TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A FIELD BEFORE THE RUNWAY, IT HIT A FENCE AND STOPPED NEXT TO A GARAGE.

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 IAD97LA029Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElyria, OHThe pilot's fuel mismanagement which led to fuel starvation to one engine, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.Dec 7, 1996 · Substantial damage