20011029028769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Beaver Falls, PA · October 29, 2001

Date: October 29, 2001 · 16:20 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: SKNS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N529PU
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 188 total163 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N529PURegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2005 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841194 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) In an interview with the pilot, kent e. blum, he stated that he departed bvi at approximately 11:30 local time enroute to elkhart in (ekm) and attempted a returned to Beaver County Airport, PA (bvi) without stopping for fuel. The airplane lost power and landed in a field approximately 5 miles west of bvi. The investigation revealed the following information: airplane sustained minor damage to the left wing tip faring, nose gear, and propeller. Approximately 16 oz. Of fuel was drained from both fuel tanks. There were no visibile signs of a fuel leak from the filler caps, fuel lines, fuel pump, or carburetor. Hobbs time indicated that the airplane was airborne for 4.9 hours. Pilot was not hurt in the forced landing, and an eir will be processed on the pilot. Submission of this report closes this incident (see attached pilot statement).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, KENT E. BLUM, HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED BVI AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO ELKHART IN (EKM) AND ATTEMPTED A RETURNED TO BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT, PA (BVI) WITHOUT STOPPING FOR FUEL. THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF BVI. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP FARING, NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER. APPROXIMATELY 16 OZ. OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS. THERE WERE NO VISIBILE SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FILLER CAPS, FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP, OR CARBURETOR. HOBBS TIME INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE FOR 4.9 HOURS. PILOT WAS NOT HURT IN THE FORCED LANDING, AND AN EIR WILL BE PROCESSED ON THE PILOT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT (SEE ATTACHED PILOT STATEMENT).

Other reports on N529PU · 1

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

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