20011210032989A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Oneill, NE · December 10, 2001

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Date: December 10, 2001 · 17:45 local
Place: Oneill, NE
Airport: Oneill Municipal/John L Baker Fie
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2492K
Reported as: Piper PA38112

N2492KRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0665 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was VFR with flight following from crystal, MN (mic) to littleton, co (ana) with an intended fuel/rest stop at o'neill, NE (onl). Approximately 12 miles NE of onl the engine began to sputter. Fuel tank was switched with no help. Aircraft landed on gravel road approximately 5 miles north and 5 miles east of the airport. Aircraft landed hard and went into a ditch and sustained substantial damage to wings, fuselage, and nose gear. Both fuel tanks were dry on examination the following morning with no evidence of fuel spillage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS VFR WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM CRYSTAL, MN (MIC) TO LITTLETON, CO (ANA) WITH AN INTENDED FUEL/REST STOP AT O'NEILL, NE (ONL). APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES NE OF ONL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. FUEL TANK WAS SWITCHED WITH NO HELP. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH AND 5 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND WENT INTO A DITCH AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND NOSE GEAR. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DRY ON EXAMINATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE.