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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Lakeland, FL · September 25, 2000

Date: September 25, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N59865
Reported as: Piper PA31325
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,554 total8 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N59865Registered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7612065 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On Monday 25 September 2000 at 1300 EDT, privacy data omitted was flying a Piper PA-31 navajo, N59865 on a VFR cross country flight from the orlando sanford airport, sanford, Florida (sfb) to the venice municipal airport, venice, Florida (vnc). In the vicinity of bartow, Florida the left engine failed due to fuel starvation. The pilot flew to the Lakeland linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida (lal) and landed safely on runway 23. On entering the taxiway from the active runway, the right engine failed due to fuel starvation. The aircraft was refueled on the taxiway after which the engines started and operated normally. The aircraft sustained no damage with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2000 AT 1300 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A PIPER PA-31 NAVAJO, N59865 ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT, SANFORD, FLORIDA (SFB) TO THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA (VNC). IN THE VICINITY OF BARTOW, FLORIDA THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT FLEW TO THE LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA (LAL) AND LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 23. ON ENTERING THE TAXIWAY FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED ON THE TAXIWAY AFTER WHICH THE ENGINES STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.