19970101000049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Florence, SC · January 1, 1997

Date: January 1, 1997 · 15:05 local
Place: Florence, SC
Airport: Florence Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2205Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA055
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,050 total1,530 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

N2205ZRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 1997 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 287990401 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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Lost power on ILS approach. Crashed residential area. Hit trees and house. Ran out of fuel. (-23) pilot stated that when on the ILS approach to runway 09 at Florence, SC the engine started to sputter and lost power. The aircraft was rocked to left to right hoping to gain a little more fuel. The engine responded for a few seconds then quit. The left wing struck a tree and then the aircraft collided into a house on the second story.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON ILS APPROACH. CRASHED RESIDENTIAL AREA. HIT TREES AND HOUSE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHEN ON THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT FLORENCE, SC THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKED TO LEFT TO RIGHT HOPING TO GAIN A LITTLE MORE FUEL. THE ENGINE RESPONDED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED INTO A HOUSE ON THE SECOND STORY.

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 MIA97LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlorence, SCThe pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jan 1, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2205Z · 1

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

Accident 19931227047269AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · North Myrtle Be, SCEngine quit on approach to destination. Brushed tree tops and stall landed in a field. Collapsed gear. Fuel empty.Dec 27, 1993 · Substantial damage