# Accident 20000215005159A: Piper PA32300, Ukiah, CA, February 15, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 15, 2000, 08:30 local time - Place: Ukiah, CA - Airport: Ukiah Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1259° N, 123.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UKIAH MUNI (UKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1259&lon=-123.2009&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1452T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1452T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300 - Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 40 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215005159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON FEBUARY 16, 2000, ABOUT 0850 HOURS PST, A PIPER PA-32-300, N1452T SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM UKIAH, CA. THE OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED. VMC PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2000, ABOUT 0830 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N1452T, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM UKIAH, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED FUEL LEVELS IN BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE 1 INCH FROM THE TOP OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, EN ROUTE TO UKIAH. HE TOLD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCIDENT COORDINATOR THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED FOR THE FLIGHT TO UKIAH, THE LANDING, AND THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO HAYWARD. THE PILOT STATED HE INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 33 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET AGL. PASSING THROUGH 500 FEET, HE ENCOUNTERED A POWER FLUCTUATION, WHICH CONCERNED HIM ENOUGH TO CONTINUE HIS TURN TO SET UP FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT PRODUCING POWER, AND THE PILOT SET UP A GLIDE TO ATTEMPT A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER ADVANCING THE MIXTURE, THROTTLE, AND PROPELLER CONTROLS, HE VERIFIED THE IGNITION WAS ON, BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE ALONG THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND OBSERVED THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK AND DRAINED 12 OUNCES OF FUEL FROM THAT TANK. THE FUEL INLET LINE TO THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND NO FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE LEFT TANK FUEL LEVEL WAS 1 INCH BELOW THE FILLER NECK. THE TAKEOFF AND THE APPROACH AND LANDING CHECKLISTS IN THE OWNER'S HANDBOOK INSTRUCT THE PILOT TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE PROPER TANK FOR TAKEOFF. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N1452T (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19940817039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817039679I), Aug 17, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N1452T), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Lost fuel pressure enroute. Landed open field near airport. Fuel line tee fitting to fuel pump broke. - [Incident 19881012064029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012064029I), Oct 12, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N1452T), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Brake piston popped out of cylinder, wheel assembly seized. Veered off runway. Overheated brake started grass fire. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.