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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Long Beach, CA · April 11, 1999

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Date
April 11, 1999 · 18:55 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7579P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Pilot’s flight hours
1,380 total977 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N7579PRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2790 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was on IFR flight plan in IMC conditions at 11,000 feet, -10 degree c, in moderate rain, experienced complete loss of engine power. Pilot stated that he applied carburetor heat, switched fuel tanks and turned on his fuel boost pumps. He stated that there was no indications of any fuel pressure on the fuel pressure gauge and he kept the engine wind milling on the way down. He declared an emergency and elected to land at the Long Beach airport as this airport had a higher ceiling and visibility. The pilot broke out of the overcast and determined, because of his altitude and istance, that he would not be able to make it to the airport. The pilot elected to land on a city street. No injuries, and no damage to the aircraft or property were suffered. Later inspection of the fuel system indicated that he had sufficient fuel on board for his flight. Engine was subsequently run at full power on each fuel cell with no apparent problems encountered. A tear down of the fuel system determined that there was no blockage and that there was no evidence of water in the fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN IMC CONDITIONS AT 11,000 FEET, -10 DEGREE C, IN MODERATE RAIN, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED ON HIS FUEL BOOST PUMPS. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OF ANY FUEL PRESSURE ON THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE AND HE KEPT THE ENGINE WIND MILLING ON THE WAY DOWN. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO LAND AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT AS THIS AIRPORT HAD A HIGHER CEILING AND VISIBILITY. THE PILOT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST AND DETERMINED, BECAUSE OF HIS ALTITUDE AND ISTANCE, THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A CITY STREET. NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY WERE SUFFERED. LATER INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATED THAT HE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD FOR HIS FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUN AT FULL POWER ON EACH FUEL CELL WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. A TEAR DOWN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO BLOCKAGE AND THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

Other reports on N7579P · 2

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

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