# Accident 20021115033679A: Piper PA32RT300T, Longville, MN, November 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Longville, MN
- Airport: Longville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9900° N, 94.2039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9900&lon=-94.2039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36315, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36315-2003-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115033679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE LONGVILLE, MN AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND WAS ATTEMPTING AN ENGINE RESTART WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA AND CRASHED. LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL WAS FOUND SURROUNDING THE CRASH SITE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM BY THE FAA AND LYCOMING REVEALED NO OBVIOUS DISCREPANCIES. THE FUEL SERVO, SHADIN FUEL TOTALIZER/FLOW INDICATOR AND JPI EDM 700 ENGINE MONITOR WERE REMOVED FOR TESTING. THE EDM 700 DID NOT CONTAIN A MEMORY CARD SO IT CONTAINED NO INFORMATION. THE SHADIN FUEL FLOW INDICATOR WAS OPERATED AT SHADIN CO. AND INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 44 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE FUEL SERVO WAS SENT TO THE CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE NTSB FOR TESTING. NO TEST RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IS OBTAINED.

## 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 CHI03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA023), Nov 15, 2002: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N36315), Longville, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain/landing area encountered by the pilot during a forced landing. The low altitude at the time of power loss was a…

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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