# Incident 20060422007479I: Piper PA23250, Salem, MO, April 22, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2006, 17:04 local time
- Place: Salem, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6396° N, 91.5349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6396&lon=-91.5349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62647, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62647) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,036 total, 2,307 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422007479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOPPED OFF ALL FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTING GALVESTON, TEXAS (GLS). WHILE ENROUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS) HE RAN OUT OF FUEL, EXPERIENCED ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE INFLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE. DURING THE ROLLOUT ON LANDING THE ROUGH TEXTURE OF THE TERRAIN CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDES THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER. POST EVENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD FUEL CAP WAS MISSING FROM THE WING, WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE FUEL TO SIPHON OUT OF THE TANK.

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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