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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Greenwood, IN · June 9, 2000

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Date
June 9, 2000
Place
Greenwood, IN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4142F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA156
Reported as
Piper PA28181
N4142FRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2011 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843154 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft had departed the Greenwood airport, hfy for waukean airport, ugn with a full load of fuel for the round trip flight. The pilot dropped off one passenger and then departed ugn for hfy by himself. The aircraft's engine stopped running 9 miles north of the Greenwood airport, hfy. The pilot switched from the left fuel tank to the right fuel tank and was ableto restart the engine. At this time the pilot declared an emergency on the traffic advisory freq. And made a straight in approach for runway 19 at hfy. The engine shut down 4 miles from the airport and the pilot set up an emergency glide to runway 19. The pilot switched the engine to the left tank, but was unable to restart the engine. The pilot realized he could not make the runway and elected to land on the grass area next to the runway. However the propeller of the aircraft caught the top of a six foot fence on the approach end of the runway 19. The aircraft turned left and landed in the grass area on the approach end to runway 19 next to the fence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED THE GREENWOOD AIRPORT, HFY FOR WAUKEAN AIRPORT, UGN WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL FOR THE ROUND TRIP FLIGHT. THE PILOT DROPPED OFF ONE PASSENGER AND THEN DEPARTED UGN FOR HFY BY HIMSELF. THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING 9 MILES NORTH OF THE GREENWOOD AIRPORT, HFY. THE PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND WAS ABLETO RESTART THE ENGINE. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQ. AND MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 19 AT HFY. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE PILOT SET UP AN EMERGENCY GLIDE TO RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT SWITCHED THE ENGINE TO THE LEFT TANK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER THE PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE TOP OF A SIX FOOT FENCE ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND LANDED IN THE GRASS AREA ON THE APPROACH END TO RUNWAY 19 NEXT TO THE FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INThe improper in-flight decision of the pilot not to land at the nearest airport at the first loss of engine power. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the excessive fuel flow, and the airport perimeter fence.Jun 9, 2000 · Substantial damage