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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Greensboro, NC · November 17, 2000

Date: November 17, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7159W
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A3A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total95 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7159WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-967 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 17, 2000, at approx. 1430 EDT, a cherokee PA28-180 registered toprivacy data omitted .the a/c was in flight approx. 3 miles south of beaufort (mrh) field at 900 feet when engine started to sputter and then quit. The pilot established power-off glide, away from the airfield toward (shackleford banks) and put it down on the beach. The pilot indicated he turned on the boost pump, switched fuel tanks and checked carb. Heat, to no avail. Pilot radioed beaufort airfield (mrh) and said he was going to land the airplane on the beach. During further conversation with the pilot, he admitted cause was lack of adequate fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2000, AT APPROX. 1430 EDT, A CHEROKEE PA28-180 REGISTERED TO^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .THE A/C WAS IN FLIGHT APPROX. 3 MILES SOUTH OF BEAUFORT (MRH) FIELD AT 900 FEET WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED POWER-OFF GLIDE, AWAY FROM THE AIRFIELD TOWARD (SHACKLEFORD BANKS) AND PUT IT DOWN ON THE BEACH. THE PILOT INDICATED HE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND CHECKED CARB. HEAT, TO NO AVAIL. PILOT RADIOED BEAUFORT AIRFIELD (MRH) AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON THE BEACH. DURING FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, HE ADMITTED CAUSE WAS LACK OF ADEQUATE FUEL.