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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Jacksonville, FL · July 2, 1998

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Date
July 2, 1998 · 14:49 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9011J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA088
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total81 in this make and model
N9011JRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 1998 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 283037Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180

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What happened

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

(.4)On July 2, 1998, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N9011J, lost power and collided with trees, approximately 0.5 miles northeast of Craig Municipal Airport, Jacksonville Florida. The airplane was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The private pilot received minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight departed st. augustine, Florida at 1450 for a personal flight. The pilot stated he had 1.5 to 2 hours of fuel available for the day. He flew to st. augustine, had a private pilot checkride, and was returning to Jacksonville. He estimated the checkride took 45 minutes. According to the pilot, he was on final to runway 23 when the engine quit. He initiated emergency procedutes by putting the mixture to rich and switching fuel tanks. The airplane struck the trees and the ground. The pilot stated he had 96 hours ot total flight time. According to the FAA, the pilot was returning from his private pilot certification. When the airplane turned on final for runway 23, about 0.75 mile s from the runway, the pilot reported a loss of power and declared an emergency. The aircraft collided with trees approximately 0.5 miles from runway 23. The FAA inspector stated the pilot depleted the usable fuel in the left wing and lost power. The pilot attempted to switch to the right fuel tank, but was unable to restart the engine. The FAA inspector also stated that at the scene of the accident, fuel was dripping from the right wing, and no fuel was found in the intact left fuel tank. (-23) when returning from a private pilot certification, the PIC depleted the usable fuel in the left wing and lost power on approach to Craig airport runway 23. The PIC attempted switching to right tank, but crashed into the woods 500 yards short of runway 23. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON JULY 2, 1998, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N9011J, LOST POWER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES, APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA AT 1450 FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD 1.5 TO 2 HOURS OF FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THE DAY. HE FLEW TO ST. AUGUSTINE, HAD A PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE, AND WAS RETURNING TO JACKSONVILLE. HE ESTIMATED THE CHECKRIDE TOOK 45 MINUTES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 23 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDUTES BY PUTTING THE MIXTURE TO RICH AND SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TREES AND THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD 96 HOURS OT TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TURNED ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23, ABOUT 0.75 MILE S FROM THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES FROM RUNWAY 23. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THE PILOT DEPLETED THE USABLE FUEL IN THE LEFT WING AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAA INSPECTOR ALSO STATED THAT AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE RIGHT WING, AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE INTACT LEFT FUEL TANK. (-23) WHEN RETURNING FROM A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION, THE PIC DEPLETED THE USABLE FUEL IN THE LEFT WING AND LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO CRAIG AIRPORT RUNWAY 23. THE PIC ATTEMPTED SWITCHING TO RIGHT TANK, BUT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS 500 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 23. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 ATL98LA088Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe pilot's failure to manage his fuel properly leading to fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and the collision with trees and the ground. A factor was his lack of total experience.Jul 2, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9011J · 1

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

Accident 19860725046019ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sandusky, OHThe aircraft veered off the runway during landing. The pilot inadvertently landed downwind.Jul 25, 1986 · Substantial damage