What happened
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(-23)On August 8, 1999, privacy data omitted, departed goldsboro, NC (gww) for a VFR flight to Greenville, SC (gmu). privacy data omitted Had rented the aircraft, N82974, a Piper PA28-181, s/n: 28-8190089, he was the pilot in command and the sole occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft was approaching the Greenville Downtown Airport (gmu) and was cleared to land on runway 28. The aircraft entered the pattern in a left base and turned left to final approach to landing. After turning to final, privacy data omitted tried to add power by advancing the throttle but the engine did not respond. He cycled the fuel p ump switch, the master switch, changed fuel tank from right tank to left tank. He stated that the fuel pressure indicated zero. He switched the fuel tank selector back to the right tank. He engaged the starter, the engine would not regain power. The declared mayday. The aircraft landed 65 feet short of the runway 28 onto an embankment with small pine trees. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON AUGUST 8, 1999, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, DEPARTED GOLDSBORO, NC (GWW) FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO GREENVILLE, SC (GMU). ^PRIVACY D^ HAD RENTED THE AIRCRAFT, N82974, A PIPER PA28-181, S/N: 28-8190089, HE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU) AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN IN A LEFT BASE AND TURNED LEFT TO FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. AFTER TURNING TO FINAL, ^PRIVACY D^ TRIED TO ADD POWER BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE CYCLED THE FUEL P UMP SWITCH, THE MASTER SWITCH, CHANGED FUEL TANK FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. HE SWITCHED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK. HE ENGAGED THE STARTER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER. THE DECLARED MAYDAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 65 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 28 ONTO AN EMBANKMENT WITH SMALL PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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