# Incident 20030930030889I: Piper J4AS, Eaton, NY, September 30, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2003
- Place: Eaton, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8498° N, 75.6118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eaton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8498&lon=-75.6118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A-S (registry code 7100606, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4AS
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030930030889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/30/2003 APPROX 0730 EDT A PA-J4A-S, REGISTERED N30440 ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR EATON, NY. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ONTO AN UNPREPARED SURFACE. AFTER A BRIEF GROUND ROLL, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ROLLED THROUGH A DIP IN THE UNPREPARED SURFACE AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR MAINTENANCE. TANK WAS SERVICED WITH EIGHT GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER MAINTENANCE. RIGHT WING TANK WAS SELECTED WITH FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH FOR TAKE OFF. FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING CLIMB OUT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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