What happened
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(-23) Piper cherokee, PA-28-180, N3425R crashed on 11/20/2005 near the clermont county airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the aircraft had substantial damage. The aircraft was found to have both main landing gear ripped off and the nose gear folded up underneath the fuselage. The right aileron and fuselage underside were damaged. The propeller tips were bent aft. The left fuel tank showed no signs of fuel, the right fuel tank had substantial fuel and the tank selector valve was selected to the right side. The tanks were not ruptured from impact and there was no fuel leaking on the ground. Prior to aircraft removal from accident scene, the engine compression and magneto spark were checked and found to be normal. The fuel valve selector was subsequently checked for proper operation and found to be operating properly. The pilot reported that he had switched from the left to the right fuel tank during the flight prior to returning to clermont county. The pilot reported that the engine failed during the turn towards runway 22 at clermont county. An attempted restart failed and he chose to land in a field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIPER CHEROKEE, PA-28-180, N3425R CRASHED ON 11/20/2005 NEAR THE CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR RIPPED OFF AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UP UNDERNEATH THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT AILERON AND FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE WERE DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT AFT. THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FUEL, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD SUBSTANTIAL FUEL AND THE TANK SELECTOR VALVE WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE TANKS WERE NOT RUPTURED FROM IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING ON THE GROUND. PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT REMOVAL FROM ACCIDENT SCENE, THE ENGINE COMPRESSION AND MAGNETO SPARK WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE FUEL VALVE SELECTOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DURING THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO RETURNING TO CLERMONT COUNTY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DURING THE TURN TOWARDS RUNWAY 22 AT CLERMONT COUNTY. AN ATTEMPTED RESTART FAILED AND HE CHOSE TO LAND IN A FIELD.
NTSB investigation
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