# Accident 20021220037369A: Piper PA28180, Osage Beach, MO, December 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Airport: Linn Creek-Grand Glaize Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1353° N, 92.6522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1353&lon=-92.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3236Y-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021220037369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM COLUMBIA, IL (H49) TO OSAGE BEACH-GRAND GLAIZE AIRPORT (K15), THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE 12 TO 15 MILES FROM K15. APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER SWITCHING TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE RAN FOR ONLY 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A STAND OF TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND ADEQUATE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. THE LEFT TANK BROKE OPEN DURING IMPACT WITH THE TREES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL DAMAGED FOLIAGE IN THE TREES OR FUEL CONTAMINATION ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OPERATED ON THE LEFT TANK FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT (1.4 HRS) UNTIL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE LEFT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP "ON" DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT, WHICH IS NOT NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION AND TESTING OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP (WITH PROPER VOLTAGE APPLIED) DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 CHI03LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA044), Dec 20, 2002: Piper PA-28-180 (N3236Y), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel Starvation due to the failure of the mechanical fuel pump and the inoperable electric fuel pump caused by the electrical system failure. Factors were the unsuitable terrain and the trees.

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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