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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fallon, NV · June 10, 2003

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Date
June 10, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place
Fallon, NV
Airport
Fallon Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5058P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA190
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
165 total130 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N5058PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-507 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) When returning from a part 91 flight the pilot of N5058P experienced a loss of engine power. Unable to restart engine the pilot made a dead stick landing, on U.S. Route 95, 10 miles north of Fallon Municipal Airport (flx). This landing was executed in a southerly heading and during roll out the pilot experienced oncoming highway traffic and elected to depart the highway, to the right, to avoid a collision. In doing so both wings contacted road side markers causing substantial damage to both wings. A mechanic, A&P with inspection authorization, was dispatched to the scene to check the aircraft for fuel starvation. The mechanic reported that the aircraft did not have fuel in the left tank and the right tank had little to no fuel. Fuel pump and engine fuel lines had no evidence of fuel. Operation of aux fuel pump produced no fuel flow. Fuel line disconnected at carb and operation of aux fuel pump produced no fuel. Aircraft was serviced with 10 gallons of fuel and a full power engine run completed with no defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN RETURNING FROM A PART 91 FLIGHT THE PILOT OF N5058P EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE THE PILOT MADE A DEAD STICK LANDING, ON U.S. ROUTE 95, 10 MILES NORTH OF FALLON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FLX). THIS LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND ELECTED TO DEPART THE HIGHWAY, TO THE RIGHT, TO AVOID A COLLISION. IN DOING SO BOTH WINGS CONTACTED ROAD SIDE MARKERS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. A MECHANIC, A&P WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION, WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FOR FUEL STARVATION. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD LITTLE TO NO FUEL. FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE FUEL LINES HAD NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. OPERATION OF AUX FUEL PUMP PRODUCED NO FUEL FLOW. FUEL LINE DISCONNECTED AT CARB AND OPERATION OF AUX FUEL PUMP PRODUCED NO FUEL. AIRCRAFT WAS SERVICED WITH 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AND A FULL POWER ENGINE RUN COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFallon, NVThe pilot's inadequate preflight and his mismanagement of the fuel supply by his failure to switch fuel tanks.Jun 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5058P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880829055089ILevel Off Touchdown · Salt Lake, UTPilot stated landing gear folded on rollout. Investigation suggests aircraft landed with gear up.Aug 29, 1988 · Minor damage