# Accident 19991219042039A: Piper PA24400, Naples, FL, December 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1999, 12:20 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1498° N, 81.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1498&lon=-81.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8469P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8469P-2000-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 977 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991219042039A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT THE DEST INATION AIRPORT. HE SELECTED AN EMPTY FUEL TANK (AUXILIARY TANK), EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING. (-23)ON DECEMBER 19, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400Z, ^PRIVACY D^ DEPARTED THE LAWERENCEVILLE GA AIRPORT (LZU) IN PIPER COMANCH N8469P, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1700Z, THE PILOT CANCELED IFR WITH RSW ATC 15 MILES SORTH OF WINGS SOUTH AIRPARK (15X) AND BEGAN A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.  UPON TURNING RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 36, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING INTO A WOODED AREA ADJCENT TO AM AARTMENT.  COMPLEX DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT WHICH INDICATED VERY LITTLE FUEL, AND WHEN HE SELECTED THE LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK, HIS AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW TO TRY AND RESTART THE ENGINE.

## 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 MIA00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA055), Dec 19, 1999: Piper PA-24-400 (N8469P), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management and selection of an empty fuel tank (auxiliary) on approach for landing. This resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, forced landing, and…

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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