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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Concord, NC · February 8, 2005

Date: February 8, 2005 · 18:12 local
Place: Concord, NC
Airport: Concord Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: X6PA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N364BW
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05LA049
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries: 0

N364BWRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2007 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7240005 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-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 gear collapse soft field emergency landing classified as an accident due to firewall damage. The reason for the emergency was due to the pilot unable to start the engine after the engine quit at 6000FT. The aircraft on 02/08/2005 was topped off at ilm, the aircraft departed with the fuel selected to the RH main, after level off at 6000 ft the LH main was selected and remained in that position until the engine lost power on final to jqf. The pilot switched back to the RH main the engine seemed to want to start at first but it did not. The pilot then selected RH aux shortly after the aircraft impacted trees and the ground. It came to rest in a gravel pit 1 mile north and 1/4 mile east of runway 20 jqf. Fuel system components area being tested and this report is expected to be amended.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 GEAR COLLAPSE SOFT FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FIREWALL DAMAGE. THE REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY WAS DUE TO THE PILOT UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AT 6000FT. THE AIRCRAFT ON 02/08/2005 WAS TOPPED OFF AT ILM, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTED TO THE RH MAIN, AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 6000 FT THE LH MAIN WAS SELECTED AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION UNTIL THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL TO JQF. THE PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO THE RH MAIN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO WANT TO START AT FIRST BUT IT DID NOT. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED RH AUX SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND. IT CAME TO REST IN A GRAVEL PIT 1 MILE NORTH AND 1/4 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 20 JQF. FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS AREA BEING TESTED AND THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE AMENDED.

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 ATL05LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConcord, NCThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the fuel pump which resulted in fuel starvation.Feb 8, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N364BW · 1

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

Accident 20050106000139AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Polkton, NC(-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…Jan 6, 2005 · Substantial damage