# Accident 19980702015549A: Piper PA28180, Jacksonville, FL, July 2, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 2, 1998, 14:49 local time - Place: Jacksonville, FL - Airport: Craig Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.3593° N, 81.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3593&lon=-81.5095&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9011J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9011J-1998-12-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180 - Reported engine: LYC O360A3A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 81 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA088) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702015549A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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^ ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL98LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA088), Jul 2, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N9011J), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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. ## Other reports on N9011J (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19860725046019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725046019A), Jul 25, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N9011J), Sandusky, OH, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during landing. The pilot inadvertently landed downwind. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.