20020607012109A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Provo, UT · June 7, 2002

Date: June 7, 2002 · 21:34 local
Place: Provo, UT
Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N146P
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA173
Reported as: Piper PA24250

N146PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-366 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Engine sputtered and then quit 200 feet off runway during touch and go operation. Pilot did not get gear down in time and bellied in south of runway and slid 100 feet. Upon inspection of aircraft both r/h and l/h tanks were empty. Very little fuel was present in carburetor bowl, boost pumps, gaskelator/sump or fuel lines. Once aircraft was recovered and landing gear deployed, engine was run approximately 4 minutes on each tank with no problems noted. Also aircraft sat for 2 days with no loss of fuel from the tanks. 06/12/2002 inspected fuel cells in wings for collapse and fuel vent clogging, none noted. Pilot departed bountiful, UT with full fuel onboard and fueled aircraft in mesquite, NV (receipt shows 33.15 gallons) and visually verified both cells were full. He flew 1 hr and 30 mins when engine quit during touch and go operation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN QUIT 200 FEET OFF RUNWAY DURING TOUCH AND GO OPERATION. PILOT DID NOT GET GEAR DOWN IN TIME AND BELLIED IN SOUTH OF RUNWAY AND SLID 100 FEET. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT BOTH R/H AND L/H TANKS WERE EMPTY. VERY LITTLE FUEL WAS PRESENT IN CARBURETOR BOWL, BOOST PUMPS, GASKELATOR/SUMP OR FUEL LINES. ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED, ENGINE WAS RUN APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES ON EACH TANK WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. ALSO AIRCRAFT SAT FOR 2 DAYS WITH NO LOSS OF FUEL FROM THE TANKS. 06/12/2002 INSPECTED FUEL CELLS IN WINGS FOR COLLAPSE AND FUEL VENT CLOGGING, NONE NOTED. PILOT DEPARTED BOUNTIFUL, UT WITH FULL FUEL ONBOARD AND FUELED AIRCRAFT IN MESQUITE, NV (RECEIPT SHOWS 33.15 GALLONS) AND VISUALLY VERIFIED BOTH CELLS WERE FULL. HE FLEW 1 HR AND 30 MINS WHEN ENGINE QUIT DURING TOUCH AND GO OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTthe total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined.Jun 8, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N146P · 3

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

Accident 20080307011339ALevel Off Touchdown · Bountiful, UT(-23) At the completion of a night cross country flight, the pilot configured the aircraft for entry into the landing pattern by slowing to 100 knots and putting in the first notch of flaps. He said he then forgot to lower the landing gear and landed gear up…Mar 7, 2008 · Substantial damage Accident 20070523009839AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Winslow, AR(-23) Pilot stated that while enroute to Winslow AZ airport, about 20 miles west, he noticed the airspeed decrease along with a decrease in RPM. He also said he heard what he thought was a backfire. He decided to make a precautionary landing on interstate 40.…May 23, 2007 · Substantial damage Incident 20060512007559ILevel Off Touchdown · Bountiful, UT(-23) The pilot was conducting takeoff and landing operations on runway 34 at Bountiful Skypark airport in woods cross, Utah. The incident occurred on the third landing. For the third approach and landing, the pilot stated that everything was normal and he…May 12, 2006 · Minor damage