# Accident 20060710014219A: Piper PA28161, Georgetown, TX, July 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PQQS
- Location: 30.6869° N, 97.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6869&lon=-97.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8164J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8164J-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 134 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060710014219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DUAL CURRENCY FLIGHT CHECK, THE PILOT OF N8164J ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT. HE MISTAKENLY TURNED THE VALVE TO THE OFF POSITION, AND WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE RIPPING OFF THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT.

## 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 DFW06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA179), Jul 10, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N8164J), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation after the private pilot inadvertently positioned the fuel selector to the…

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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