# Accident 20021123034179A: Piper PA23250, Stalwort, MI, November 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Stalwort, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0367° N, 84.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0367&lon=-84.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5985Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985Y-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123034179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE AS IT BEGAN TO SURGING. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO FEATHER ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON SCENE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT INBOARD FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT INBOARD FUEL TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY, BOTH OUTBOARD TANKS WERE FULL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND PRIOR TO MOVING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE FIELD, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS RUN USING THE LEFT OUTBOARD FUEL TANK AND A GOOD MAG CHECK WAS DONE AT 1500 RPM. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE LEFT ENGINE.

## 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 CHI03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA029), Nov 23, 2002: Piper PA-23-250 (N5985Y), Stalwart, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management during the flight and the pilot's improper decision not to select the outboard fuel tank when a loss of engine power was experienced, resulting in fuel…

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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