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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Clintonville, WI · September 12, 2004

Date: September 12, 2004
Place: Clintonville, WI
Airport: Clintonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6343W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total65 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N6343WRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2007 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20401 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 12 sept 2004, at 1900 CDT, a Piper cherokee PA-28-140, N6343W, operated by thomas r. schewe, landed short of runway 14 at Clintonville, WI striking the airport perimeter fence. The pilot said the engine sputtered and stopped running on short final to the airport. There was minor damage to the aircraft and one passenger had a minor injury. Upon further investigation it was found that there was no fuel in the sediment bowl in the engine carburetor and less than a half gallon of fuel was drained from each wing tank. The weather was VMC and the part 91 flight was on a VFR flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12 SEPT 2004, AT 1900 CDT, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-140, N6343W, OPERATED BY THOMAS R. SCHEWE, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 AT CLINTONVILLE, WI STRIKING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED RUNNING ON SHORT FINAL TO THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ONE PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE SEDIMENT BOWL IN THE ENGINE CARBURETOR AND LESS THAN A HALF GALLON OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM EACH WING TANK. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE PART 91 FLIGHT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.