# Accident 20000609036989A: Piper PA28181, Greenwood, IN, June 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2000
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7698° N, 86.1109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7698&lon=-86.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4142F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4142F-2011-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000609036989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA156), Jun 9, 2000: Piper PA-28-181 (N4142F), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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