# Accident 20050506007789A: Piper PA28180, Portland, ME, May 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2005, 14:25 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6461° N, 70.3092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6461&lon=-70.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238PP-2007-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050506007789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUF ON 05/06/05 DESTINATION PWM WITH ONE PASSENGER. VFR-FAR 91 FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED WITH BUF FSS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 GALS OUT OF 25 GALS OF FUEL PER SIDE. NON PILOT PASSENGER EXPERIENCED STRONG HEAD WINDS AND HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. PVT PILOT-PIC STATED WERE LOW ON FUEL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RWY 18 WHEN IT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT PRIOR TO THE RWY. AFTER HITTING SOFT GROUND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT POSITION:MIXTURE WAS IN IDLE CUTOFF:THROTTLE WAS FULL OPEN. RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FWD ATTACHMENT, COMPRESSION OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE AFT ATTACHMENT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR MOUNT FRACTURED AND FORCED UP THRU THE WING. CABIN ROOF CRUSHED AND WINDSHIELD BROKEN.

## 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 NYC05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA077), May 6, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N238PP), Portland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper decision not to land and refuel resulting in fuel exhaustion.

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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