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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Carlsbad, NM · April 3, 2001

Date: April 3, 2001 · 20:45 local
Place: Carlsbad, NM
Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6236P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,022 total28 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N6236PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1341 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Departed Carlsbad, NM (cnm) at 2040 LCL on runway 26. Climbing through 5000 ft engine lost power,tried switching fuel selector to left tank, no help. Tried priming and pumped throttle but engine would not restart. This was done while turning toward cnm runway 8. Began gradual descent until touchdown. Neglected to extend landing gear. Touchdown speed approximately 60 mph. Minimal damage. The cause of the power loss was fuel depletion with right fuel tank selected. After picking up aircraft and unlocking and extending gear, towed aircraft to hanger, prop damage minor, skin damage minor. Engine started quickly after allowing fuel pump to run for several seconds, left tank selected. Right tank empty.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DEPARTED CARLSBAD, NM (CNM) AT 2040 LCL ON RUNWAY 26. CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT ENGINE LOST POWER,TRIED SWITCHING FUEL SELECTOR TO LEFT TANK, NO HELP. TRIED PRIMING AND PUMPED THROTTLE BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS DONE WHILE TURNING TOWARD CNM RUNWAY 8. BEGAN GRADUAL DESCENT UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. NEGLECTED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. TOUCHDOWN SPEED APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS FUEL DEPLETION WITH RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTED. AFTER PICKING UP AIRCRAFT AND UNLOCKING AND EXTENDING GEAR, TOWED AIRCRAFT TO HANGER, PROP DAMAGE MINOR, SKIN DAMAGE MINOR. ENGINE STARTED QUICKLY AFTER ALLOWING FUEL PUMP TO RUN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, LEFT TANK SELECTED. RIGHT TANK EMPTY.

Other reports on N6236P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000726035599ILevel Off Touchdown · Roseburg, OR(-23)Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Minor damge to fuselage belly, exhaust pipe, air vent and 1 1/2" corner of l/h flap. Prop runway.Jul 26, 2000 · Minor damage Incident 19910717033489IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Firebaugh, CAFuel exhaustion. Vectored to airport. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Jul 17, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19850916069789IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Redding, CAElectrical system failure. Manual gear extension collapsed on rollout. Small fire. Worn parts in gear motor.Sep 16, 1985 · Minor damage