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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Louisville, KY · April 23, 2002

Date: April 23, 2002 · 17:24 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N166PA
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD02LA044
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Fatal injuries: 0

N166PARegistration cancelled May 15, 2003 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-836 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Engine quit during takeoff at about 800-1000' AGL. Pilot made a right turn back to airport and landed in a parking lot. Left wing struck a building sheared off and caught fire, right wing sheared off when it struck a fence post. Fuselage came to rest against a barrier fence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 800-1000' AGL. PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. LEFT WING STRUCK A BUILDING SHEARED OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE, RIGHT WING SHEARED OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A FENCE POST. FUSELAGE CAME TO REST AGAINST A BARRIER FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD02LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYThe pilot's inadvertent selection of an empty fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation of the engine.Apr 23, 2002 · Substantial damage