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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Lee'S Summit, MO · June 27, 2003

Date
June 27, 2003 · 06:40 local
Place
Lee'S Summit, MO
Airport
Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3575X
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft had been fueled at bna (nashville, Tennessee). At approximately 0300, a/c departed enroute to lxt (Lee'S Summit, Missouri). Pilot had calculated fuel usage to be 10 gph. Four hours into the flight, the engine quit and pilot made an emergency landing 3.0 miles from lxt. Aircraft carried 48 gallons usable fuel. Post incident investigation determined there was no evidence of fuel leakage or siphoning. Added 20 gallons of fuel and flew the aircraft to lxt. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED AT BNA (NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE). AT APPROXIMATELY 0300, A/C DEPARTED ENROUTE TO LXT (LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI). PILOT HAD CALCULATED FUEL USAGE TO BE 10 GPH. FOUR HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 3.0 MILES FROM LXT. AIRCRAFT CARRIED 48 GALLONS USABLE FUEL. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR SIPHONING. ADDED 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO LXT. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N3575X · 2

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