# Accident 20011028038339A: Piper PA28140, Wilton, AR, October 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2001, 17:40 local time
- Place: Wilton, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7408° N, 94.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7408&lon=-94.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305R-2013-08-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028038339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW02LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA023), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA28-140 (N8305R), Wilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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