20060128002389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Clinton, NC · January 28, 2006

Date: January 28, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place: Clinton, NC
Airport: Sampson County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N361DW
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 740 total35 in this make and model

N361DWRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-391 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft departed kalb for kpbi. A scheduled stop for fuel was set for eyf. 3 hours into the flight a decision was made to find a suitable airport and land in order to have erroneous fuel gauge readings inspected. The left engine began to lose power. A cross feed was initiated and the engine stabilized. An attempt to land was made at ctz but men and equipment were on or about the runway. A go-around was initiated. Both engines lost power and the pilot looked for a field in which to land the aircraft. The landing gear was lowered but there was not enough time for the nose gear to fully extend before the aircraft landed in the field. The pilot and passenger safely egressed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KALB FOR KPBI. A SCHEDULED STOP FOR FUEL WAS SET FOR EYF. 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT A DECISION WAS MADE TO FIND A SUITABLE AIRPORT AND LAND IN ORDER TO HAVE ERRONEOUS FUEL GAUGE READINGS INSPECTED. THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. A CROSS FEED WAS INITIATED AND THE ENGINE STABILIZED. AN ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS MADE AT CTZ BUT MEN AND EQUIPMENT WERE ON OR ABOUT THE RUNWAY. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER AND THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR THE NOSE GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.