# Accident 20040406005699A: Piper PA24250, Overland Park, KS, April 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2004, 00:00 local time
- Place: Overland Park, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8308° N, 94.8903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8308&lon=-94.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5844P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5844P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 20 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040406005699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM HENRY CO. AIRPORT (7W5), NAPOLEON, OH, TO NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (KIXD) IN OLATHE, KS. THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION APPROXIMATELY 15 NM EAST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (KIXD). THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 0503Z ON 04/06/04 AND DIVERTED DIRECT TO JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KOJC). THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS 5,000 FEET MSL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH KOJC AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD (NALL AND 128TH) IN OVERLAND PARK, KS. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE NOSE GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. FUEL DEPLETION.

## 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 CHI04LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA101), Apr 6, 2004: Piper PA-24-250 (N5844P), Overland Park, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel calculations and the pilot's improper in-flight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the trees and the night conditions.

## Other reports on N5844P (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220102000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220102000529A), Jan 2, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N5844P), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land at the park river airport north of gfk. He attempted to put the gear down and it would not come down. He ran the emergency gear…
- [Incident 20001202037979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001202037979I), Dec 2, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. (-23) Iea 092001002 [privacy data omitted]was CFI and pilot in command. He was giving instruction to [privacy data omitted]private pilot who was seated in the…
- [Incident 19940422016509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422016509I), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Fremont, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19850512016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512016599A), May 12, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Unable to use VOR receiver properly. Got lost, landed at savanah without calling tower. Forgot to extend the gear.

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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