# Accident 20010625017759A: Piper PA28140, Rochester, NY, June 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2001, 20:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1291° N, 77.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1291&lon=-77.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5265T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5265T-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010625017759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY JUNE 25, 2001, AT 20:45 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N5265T, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AT THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC), IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPENCER NEIL SHERWOOD, A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SOLO OPERATIONS IN THE PATTERN AT ROC.  WHILE FLYING RIGHT HAND PATTERNS TO RUNWAY 07, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET SHORT AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 07. WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT.  AIRPORT CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE IMPACT AND EXTRACTED THE PILOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PLOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  CFR PERSONNEL STATED THERE WAS NO FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED NOT TO APPLY FOAM TO THE WRECKAGE.  THE FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT. DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.  TH E INTEGRITY OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS NOT COMPROMISED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FUEL LEAK.  18 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING FUEL SUMP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THIS ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 NYC01LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA153), Jun 26, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N5265T), Rochester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion, due to the student pilot's failure to monitor his fuel supply.

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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