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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Chanute, KS · September 22, 2003

Date: September 22, 2003 · 01:30 local
Place: Chanute, KS
Airport: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N122CC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA315
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N122CCRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2009 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1222 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot failed to adequately flightplan fuel requirements for aircraft flight from kssf (Stinson field, san antonio, TX) to kcnu (Chanute, KS). Weather conditions at planned destination airport prevented the non-instrument rated pilot from landing as planned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FLIGHTPLAN FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT FLIGHT FROM KSSF (STINSON FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TX) TO KCNU (CHANUTE, KS). WEATHER CONDITIONS AT PLANNED DESTINATION AIRPORT PREVENTED THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FROM LANDING AS PLANNED.

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 CHI03LA315Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChanute, KSThe pilot 's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in both his in-flight encounter with weather, and the loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the night conditions, fog, and the pilot becoming lost and…Sep 22, 2003 · Substantial damage