20040117003649A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Phoenix, AZ · January 17, 2004

Date: January 17, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8718D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04LA109
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,600 total150 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N8718DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-5899 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was cruising near bartlett lake, AZ. (Approx. 20 miles n.e. of phx) when he experienced the engine having symptoms of "fuel starvation." The pilot managed to keep the engine running using the wobble pump/primer, but at idle speed and surging. The pilot made a forced/emergency landing onto the east bank (sand) of bartlett lake. The r/h landing gear was bent aft and the aft tubular strut of the r/h landing gear displaced the lwr, r/h fuselage tube upward approx. one (1) inch, at the attaching point of the aft r/h landing gear strut. There was no other damage to the aircraft or injury to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CRUISING NEAR BARTLETT LAKE, AZ. (APPROX. 20 MILES N.E. OF PHX) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE HAVING SYMPTOMS OF "FUEL STARVATION." THE PILOT MANAGED TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING USING THE WOBBLE PUMP/PRIMER, BUT AT IDLE SPEED AND SURGING. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED/EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO THE EAST BANK (SAND) OF BARTLETT LAKE. THE R/H LANDING GEAR WAS BENT AFT AND THE AFT TUBULAR STRUT OF THE R/H LANDING GEAR DISPLACED THE LWR, R/H FUSELAGE TUBE UPWARD APPROX. ONE (1) INCH, AT THE ATTACHING POINT OF THE AFT R/H LANDING GEAR STRUT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PILOT.

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 LAX04LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarefree, AZThe pilot's inadequate fuel management by his failure to switch the fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power.Jan 17, 2004 · Substantial damage