# Accident 20050106000139A: Piper PA32300, Polkton, NC, January 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Polkton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X6PA
- Location: 34.9908° N, 80.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9908&lon=-80.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364BW-2007-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 640 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050106000139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THE ENGINE FAILED DURING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FT MSL DURING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM MYR TO JQF. PILOT NOTED NO FUEL IN RT MAIN TANK AFTER ENGINE QUIT AND SELECTED ALTERNATE TANK AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE BROWN CREEK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN POLKTON, NC. NOSE GEAR FOLDED REARWARD UPON LANDING ON A 35 DEGREE EMBANKMENT SURROUNDING PRISON. DAMAGE LIMITED TO FIREWALL, PROPELLER AND COWLING.

## 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 ATL05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA039), Jan 6, 2005: Piper PA-32-300 (N364BW), Polkton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N364BW (1)

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

- [Accident 20050208005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050208005129A), Feb 8, 2005: Piper PA32300 (N364BW), Concord, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost power on final. This occurred 2 legs after the aircraft was released from maintenance for repairs to firewall and prop resulting from a…

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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