# Incident 20020912026259I: Piper PA23150, Hrnando, MS, September 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2002, 18:56 local time
- Place: Hrnando, MS
- Airport: Hernando Village Airpark Inc
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N622RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622RJ-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 951 total, 62 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912026259I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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