# Accident 20060608013459A: Piper PA28140, Nashville, TN, June 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2006, 12:27 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Cornelia Fort Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1903° N, 86.6997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1903&lon=-86.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3454K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3454K-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 386 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608013459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FROM TAKE OFF WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL FUEL BURN. THE ENGINE QUIT SHORT OF THE AIRPORT WHILE ON BASE LEG. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN BRUSH AND SMALL TREES.

## 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 ATL06LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA090), Jun 8, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N3454K), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of the fuel line by maintenance personnel which resulted in the fuel line disconnecting and a loss of engine power during approach.

## Other reports on N3454K (1)

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

- [Incident 19840704048939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704048939I), Jul 4, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N3454K), Inyokern, CA, Minor damage. Struck rocks piled at end of runway on a go around. Left main gear sheared off. Wingtip scraped. Wind changed.

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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