# Accident 19990717036839A: Piper PA28181, Dunedin, FL, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dunedin, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0381° N, 82.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunedin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0381&lon=-82.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3030Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3030Q-2010-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 24 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717036839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON DESCENDING THROUGH ABOUT 2,000 FEET THE ENGINE FAILED, AND WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A PARKING LOT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS OR FUEL LINES.

## 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 MIA99LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA199), Jul 17, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N3030Q), Dunedin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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.

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