# Accident 20050328010259A: Piper PA32300, Jeffersonville, IN, March 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2005, 09:42 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3656° N, 85.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3656&lon=-85.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N722RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 43 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050328010259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/28/2005 N722RM TOOK OFF FROM CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT (JVY) ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN IMC. ON CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER BREAKING OUT OF IMC HE LANDED IN A FIELD, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.             (-23 AMENDMENT) FUEL WAS FOUND IN 3 FUEL TANKS. L/H MAIN TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE QUICK DRAIN WAS FOUND TO BE LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. NO FUEL WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 CHI05CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA087), Mar 28, 2005: Piper PA-32-300 (N722RM), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft by his failure to detect an open fuel drain which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's…

## Other reports on N722RM (2)

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

- [Accident 20240101000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240101000389A), Jan 1, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N722RM), Gordonville, PA, Substantial damage. The selected fuel tank was exhausted, resulting in an in-flight engine shut down. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field, impacting 2 fences causing…
- [Incident 19990401033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401033789I), Apr 1, 1999: Piper PA32300 (N722RM), Goshen, IN. (-23) During an instrument approach, the pilot was instructed to maintain 2500 MSL. The a/c was observed descending toward 1900 MSL. ATC reconfirmed the…

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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