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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-150 · Hrnando, MS · September 12, 2002

Date: September 12, 2002 · 18:56 local
Place: Hrnando, MS
Airport: Hernando Village Airpark Inc
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N622RJ
Reported as: Piper PA23150
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 951 total62 in this make and model258 in the last 90 days

N622RJRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Piper PA-23-150S/N 23-700 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported departing meridian, MS (MEI) 9/12/02 on a round trip to newport, ar (M19). Pilot reported no fuel was purchased at M19. Pilot reported tanks were topped off on 9/10/02 at MEI. The flight terminated near Hernando, MS in a corn field. The pilot reported the engines surging and the boost pumps being turned on. They ran worse and boost pumps were turned off. The engines picked up again but shortly the engines started surging and losing power. The right engine was shut down and the prop was feathered. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the props, engine nacelles and fuselage due to landing gear up. No fuel was observed in either main tank and the right aux tank was also empty. The left aux tank was approximately 60% full. During the investigation the fuel management panel had the main tanks selected and crossfeed off. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING MERIDIAN, MS (MEI) 9/12/02 ON A ROUND TRIP TO NEWPORT, AR (M19). PILOT REPORTED NO FUEL WAS PURCHASED AT M19. PILOT REPORTED TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF ON 9/10/02 AT MEI. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED NEAR HERNANDO, MS IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINES SURGING AND THE BOOST PUMPS BEING TURNED ON. THEY RAN WORSE AND BOOST PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF. THE ENGINES PICKED UP AGAIN BUT SHORTLY THE ENGINES STARTED SURGING AND LOSING POWER. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PROP WAS FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPS, ENGINE NACELLES AND FUSELAGE DUE TO LANDING GEAR UP. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN EITHER MAIN TANK AND THE RIGHT AUX TANK WAS ALSO EMPTY. THE LEFT AUX TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 60% FULL. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE FUEL MANAGEMENT PANEL HAD THE MAIN TANKS SELECTED AND CROSSFEED OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^