# Accident 19990808045939A: Piper PA28181, Greenville, SC, August 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1999, 18:22 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8479° N, 82.3500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (GMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8479&lon=-82.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82974-1999-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808045939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA221), Aug 8, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N82974), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper position of the fuel selector by the pilot-in-command resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also, the inadequate altitude flown by the pilot on final approach…

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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