# Accident 20060519008749A: Piper PA24250, Carson City, NV, May 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2006, 09:40 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3333° N, 119.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3333&lon=-119.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7857P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7857P-2007-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060519008749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 19, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:46 A.M. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING A PIPER PA 24 AIRCRAFT, N7857P IN THE VICINITY OF WASHOE LAKE AND MADE A POWER OFF LANDING 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARSON CITY, NV. AT 9,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL), THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SAID HE RAN A SECOND MAIN FUEL TANK DRY, AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO ONE OF THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART, AND HE THEN SELECTED THE SECOND AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. AGAIN THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS UP IN A FARM FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                                                                    (-23 AMENDMENT) ON MAY 19, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0946 PDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS FLYING A PIPER PA-24 AIRCRAFT, N7857P, IN THE VICINITY OF WASHOE LAKE. THE ENGINE CEASED NORMAL OPERATION AND HE MADE A POWER OFF LANDING 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARSON CITY, NV. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SAID THAT AT 9,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) HE RAN THE SECOND MAIN FUEL TANK DRY AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO ONE OF THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE THEN SELECTED THE SECOND AUXILIARY FUEL TANK, AND THE ENG   INE STILL DID NOT RESTART. HE THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS UP IN A FARM FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA176), May 19, 2006: Piper PA-24-250 (N7857P), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate fuel system management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

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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