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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wilton, AR · October 28, 2001

Date: October 28, 2001 · 17:40 local
Place: Wilton, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8305R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA023
Reported as: Piper PA28140

N8305RRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22173 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Loss of engine power over airfield resulted in impact with a railroad tie used as a fence post and a fence. Aircraft flipped upside down. Both fuel caps were removed, resulting in unusable fuel draining onto the ground. 01/03/02 case closed. Returned by office manager to wait for NTSB teardown inspection. NTSB ran the engine and found no fuel in carburetor fuel bowl but the time between the accident and the running of the engine was extensive. The lack of fuel could not be attributed to fuel mismanagement by the operator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OVER AIRFIELD RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH A RAILROAD TIE USED AS A FENCE POST AND A FENCE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED, RESULTING IN UNUSABLE FUEL DRAINING ONTO THE GROUND. 01/03/02 CASE CLOSED. RETURNED BY OFFICE MANAGER TO WAIT FOR NTSB TEARDOWN INSPECTION. NTSB RAN THE ENGINE AND FOUND NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL BUT THE TIME BETWEEN THE ACCIDENT AND THE RUNNING OF THE ENGINE WAS EXTENSIVE. THE LACK OF FUEL COULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT BY THE OPERATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilton, ARthe pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point and his excessive approach speed during a forced landing. A contributing factor was the total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Oct 28, 2001 · Substantial damage