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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Fayetteville, NC · February 22, 1998

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Date
February 22, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place
Fayetteville, NC
Airport
Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1404T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA052
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
675 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N1404TRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7205294 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Lost power on final. Crash landed short. Found fuel line clogged with debris. And fitting improporly installed. (-23) fuel hose found to be obstructed prior to fuel selector valve. Investigation is ongoing to determine cause of obstruction (I.e. whether hose was defective or if improper maintenance/installation procedures caused the obstruction). Pilot was in traffic pattern and selected the left tank on downwind. Upon reaching base leg, the engine quit due to fuel starvation, and the airplane crash landed in a field. Pilot received serious injury.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT. FOUND FUEL LINE CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. AND FITTING IMPROPORLY INSTALLED. (-23) FUEL HOSE FOUND TO BE OBSTRUCTED PRIOR TO FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF OBSTRUCTION (I.E. WHETHER HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE OR IF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION PROCEDURES CAUSED THE OBSTRUCTION). PILOT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SELECTED THE LEFT TANK ON DOWNWIND. UPON REACHING BASE LEG, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, AND THE AIRPLANE CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY.

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 ATL98LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, NCfuel system contamination (rubber shavings), which led to blockage of a fuel line, fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a collision with terrain.Feb 22, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1404T · 2

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

Incident 19970922032129INormal Cruise · Fayetteville, NCNarrative: private pilot on commercial long cross-country ran out of fuel. Made emergency landing in field with no damage to aircraft.Sep 22, 1997Accident 19780626015859AFinal Approach · Greensboro, NCRadar reflectorJun 26, 1978 · Substantial damage