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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Baytown, NC · March 11, 2003

Date: March 11, 2003 · 08:45 local
Place: Baytown, NC
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5411Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N5411YRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 272487 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed the dallas, Texas area approximately 6:15 local time, arriving in the houston, Texas area, approximately 07:45. No flight plan was filed. Several approaches to land at different airports in the houston area were attempted. During this time, ground fog was blanketing the houston area. While in the process of executing a missed approach, the aircraft experienced fuel starvation resulting in an off airport gear up landing. Post incident investigation revealed no evidence of fuel in any of the aircraft fuel tanks. Aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot and two passengers incurred no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DALLAS, TEXAS AREA APPROXIMATELY 6:15 LOCAL TIME, ARRIVING IN THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA, APPROXIMATELY 07:45. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. SEVERAL APPROACHES TO LAND AT DIFFERENT AIRPORTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA WERE ATTEMPTED. DURING THIS TIME, GROUND FOG WAS BLANKETING THE HOUSTON AREA. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT GEAR UP LANDING. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN ANY OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS INCURRED NO INJURIES.