# Accident 20060114030969A: Piper PA32300, Pierre, SD, January 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2006, 12:25 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3936° N, 100.2875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3936&lon=-100.2875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8745E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8745E-2007-06-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 93 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060114030969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 LOCAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ON HIS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY FROM RUNWAY 13 AT PIR. HE WAS GIVING RIDES FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING A FAMILY MEMBER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET AGL, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE LEFT AND MADE A CONTINUOUS LEFT DESCENDING TURN TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER IF HE SHUT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP OFF AFTER CLIMB OUT, BUT HE DID STATE THAT HE VERIFIED THE ELECTRIC (AUXILIARY) FUEL PUMP WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE FUEL VALVE TO ANOTHER TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RE-START. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN INTO A SHALLOW CANYON WHERE IT IMPACTED AGAIN (SEVEN TENTHS MILE ESE OF PIR). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. THE PIOT AND 4 PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY DIED AT THE SCENE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ONLY THE MAIN TANKS WERE FUELED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI06FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA067), Jan 14, 2006: Piper PA-32-300 (N8745E), Pierre, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to the pilot's failure to correctly position the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.

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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