# Accident 20020810031249A: Piper PA32260, Victor, CO, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 20:40 local time
- Place: Victor, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7311° N, 105.1189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-105.1189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222SH-2004-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810031249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED LAUGHLIN, NEVADA AND WAS FLYING DIRECT TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. WHILE FLYING OVER THE TOWN OF VICTOR, COLORADO AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 831 AND 31 IN VICTOR, COLORADO AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET. THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN OFF AND THE FUSELAGE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. RESULTS FROM THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS AREA AS FOLLOWS: TIP TANKS, APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS EACH SIDE, LEFT MAIN WING 2 GALLONS (LEFT WING WAS BADLY DAMAGED), AND THE RIGHT WING WAS EMPTY. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE'S CARBURETOR AND FUEL LINES, NO FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT MAIN POSITION.

## 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 DEN02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA090), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA-32-260 (N222SH), Victor, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's use of inappropriate medication, and the unsuitable terrain on…

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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