# Accident 20051120032159A: Piper PA28180, Batavia, OH, November 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0783° N, 84.2103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0783&lon=-84.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3425R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3425R-2013-08-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051120032159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA034), Nov 20, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N3425R), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and improper fuel management by the pilot while on approach. Contributing factors were the low altitude and unsuitable terrain encountered during an…

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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