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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Ormond Beach, FL · May 16, 2006

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Date
May 16, 2006 · 13:15 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8149Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06CA111
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total39 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N8149QRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2007 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016253 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Student pilot on first solo flight, after conducting two supervised cross country flights, three touch and go's, and one go-around, the instructor departed aircraft and sent student out to do circuit work. During climb out the engine quit. The aircraft landed in an area of young pine trees, about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. First contact was the left wing tip whcih casued the aircraft to rotate 180 degrees over the next 100 feet. The aircraft appears to have dropped straight down in a wings level attitude and came to rest on the ground among the trees. The prop showed no evidence of rotation, the flaps were in the retracted position. The left fuel tank was dry, the right fuel tank had approximately 5 gallons remaining. The fuel selector was on the left tank. The aircraft received major damage to all surfaces. The pilot was not injured. Post crash investigation revealed that left fuel gauge was inop, read full at all times, discovered high resistance in electrical connector from gauge to sending unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, AFTER CONDUCTING TWO SUPERVISED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS, THREE TOUCH AND GO'S, AND ONE GO-AROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND SENT STUDENT OUT TO DO CIRCUIT WORK. DURING CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN AREA OF YOUNG PINE TREES, ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. FIRST CONTACT WAS THE LEFT WING TIP WHCIH CASUED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 180 DEGREES OVER THE NEXT 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND AMONG THE TREES. THE PROP SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ROTATION, THE FLAPS WERE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS DRY, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS REMAINING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ALL SURFACES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LEFT FUEL GAUGE WAS INOP, READ FULL AT ALL TIMES, DISCOVERED HIGH RESISTANCE IN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FROM GAUGE TO SENDING UNIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOrmond Beach, FLA loss of engine power due to the student pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector during takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.May 16, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8149Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20040531030589AForced/Precautionary Landing · St Marys, GA(-23) On may 31, 2004, at approximately 1330 UTC, N8149Q reported mayday with an engine failure over cumberland island, 10 miles south of brunswick, Georgia. The pilot derek fox, certificate #2819507, decided to land at the beach, during the landing the nose…May 31, 2004 · Substantial damage