20030617011979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Fort Mill, SC · June 17, 2003

Date
June 17, 2003 · 22:39 local
Place
Fort Mill, SC
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
X6PA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N685BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA108
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total20 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported that when turning to intercept the localizer for runway he heard a loud bang and the engine quit. He declared an emergency and tried several restarts. It is undetermined as to why the engine had stopped at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN TURNING TO INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER FOR RUNWAY HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TRIED SEVERAL RESTARTS. IT IS UNDETERMINED AS TO WHY THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

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