# Accident 20030711016079A: Piper PA34220T, Georgetown, TX, July 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2003, 20:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7389° N, 98.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7389&lon=-98.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2463M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2463M-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030711016079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PIPER PA-34-220T DEPARTED BARNET AIRPORT (BMQ) ON JULY 11, 2003, FOR A ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT TO ADDISON (ADS) AND RETURN. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING A GREATER FUEL USAGE THAN SHOULD BE SEEN AT THE APPLIED POWER SETTING. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT GEORGETOWN (GTU), ON FINAL APPROACH BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER SIMULTANEOUSLY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE GEORGETOWN AND DIVERTED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE FIELD. BOTH WINGS AND FUEL CELLS WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE OR ANY INDICATION OF FUEL AT THE SITE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED ON THIS FAR 91 CONDUCTED FLIGHT. ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER.

## 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 IAD03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA064), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA-34-220T (N2463M), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly manage the airplane's fuel supply which led to the total loss of engine power, due to fuel starvation. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of 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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