# Accident 20020216004729A: Piper PA28R200, Fredericksburg, VA, February 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2002, 19:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2895° N, 77.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2895&lon=-77.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9302N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9302N-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020216004729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 P.M. EST, A PIPER PA-28R-200 N9302N LOST ENGINE POWER AND FORCE LANDED INTO TREES BETWEEN A HOUSING AREA AND A TRAILER PARK, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLYING, JEFFREY LEVY, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DAVID KROC, WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SINCE HE WAS NOT "NIGHT CURRENT". THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN UPWIND ENTRY TO RUNWAY 24, SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF), AND WHILE COMPLETING A "GUMP" CHECK, MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO SOME POINT PAST THE RIGHT TANK DETENT, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 NYC02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA061), Feb 17, 2002: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9302N), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to verify the fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing.

## Other reports on N9302N (2)

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

- [Incident 19870722045039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722045039I), Jul 22, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N9302N), Gibson, PA, Minor damage. Lost engine oil pressure at cruise. Landed with nose gear damage in a field.
- [Accident 19770622015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770622015089A), Jun 22, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N9302N), Danville, NC, Substantial damage. Lndd on rd,wing hit bank. No 3 cyl conrod cap bolt missing. Cyl hold dn studs sheared.

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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