19990723009849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Pueblo, CO · July 23, 1999

Date
July 23, 1999 · 22:30 local
Place
Pueblo, CO
Airport
Pueblo Memorial Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5595W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA126
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Acft experienced engine failure and made hard lndg rwy 17/35 at Pueblo, CO. Wing broken and flipped over on back. (-23) a/c departed runway, at about 300 ft altitude the engine quit, pilot elected to turn and try to land at airport. The a/c stalled and hit the ru nway breaking off the elft wing and landing on it's top. Pilot reported there was 17 gallons of fuel in left tank, 5 gallons of fuel in right tank. Mechanic reported fuel selector was on right tank.privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE HARD LNDG RWY 17/35 AT PUEBLO, CO. WING BROKEN AND FLIPPED OVER ON BACK. (-23) A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY, AT ABOUT 300 FT ALTITUDE THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT ELECTED TO TURN AND TRY TO LAND AT AIRPORT. THE A/C STALLED AND HIT THE RU NWAY BREAKING OFF THE ELFT WING AND LANDING ON IT'S TOP. PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS 17 GALLONS OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK, 5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN RIGHT TANK. MECHANIC REPORTED FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON RIGHT TANK.^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.