20040201005119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Palmdale, CA · February 1, 2004

Date
February 1, 2004 · 16:27 local
Place
Palmdale, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4861F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA112
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total1,200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) NTSB iic plagens interviewed the pilot by phone on the day of the accident. FAA iic mccracken arrived on the site on 02/02/2004 after the aircraft had been removed. FAA iic obtained copy of the sheriff's report by deputy privacy data omitted the report states that "the right wing was detached and laying next to the aircraft." It also says that "no gasoline was leaking and no fire was evident." FAA iic the contacted privacy data omitted of aircraft recovery service, who had removed the wreckage from the site. privacy data omitted Found little fuel in the entire aircraft. On 02/10/2004, inspector privacy data omitted and investigator privacy data omitted witnessed the successful running of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NTSB IIC PLAGENS INTERVIEWED THE PILOT BY PHONE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. FAA IIC MCCRACKEN ARRIVED ON THE SITE ON 02/02/2004 AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED. FAA IIC OBTAINED COPY OF THE SHERIFF'S REPORT BY DEPUTY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ THE REPORT STATES THAT "THE RIGHT WING WAS DETACHED AND LAYING NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT." IT ALSO SAYS THAT "NO GASOLINE WAS LEAKING AND NO FIRE WAS EVIDENT." FAA IIC THE CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA^ OF AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICE, WHO HAD REMOVED THE WRECKAGE FROM THE SITE. ^PRIVACY DA^ FOUND LITTLE FUEL IN THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. ON 02/10/2004, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DA^ AND INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY^ WITNESSED THE SUCCESSFUL RUNNING OF THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.