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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Long Beach, CA · September 18, 2006

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Date
September 18, 2006 · 21:55 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7103P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N7103PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2259 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Awp regional office daily report indicates an aircraft incident occurred at Long Beach airport at 2155 PDT on September 18, 2006. Piper comanche aircraft N7103P was reported to have had a landing gear collapse on take off. Investigation and interview with the pilot revealed that the aircraft had lifted off runway 30 to approximately 60 feet AGL when it experienced a complete loss of engine power. An attempt to put the landing gear down was made but the aircraft contacted the runway with the main gear partially deployed, the nose gear remained in the wheel well. The aircraft slid down the runway for a reported 545 feet and came to rest on runway 30 at gulf. The pilot was the only occupant on board, and he was not injured. The loss of engine power was found to be caused by fuel starvation due to the right fuel selector being placed in the right tip tank position, which was found empty. The left fuel selector was selected to the off position. Both main fuel tanks were found full. During a telephone interview, the pilot admitted he did not select the proper fuel tank during preflight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AWP REGIONAL OFFICE DAILY REPORT INDICATES AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT AT 2155 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006. PIPER COMANCHE AIRCRAFT N7103P WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON TAKE OFF. INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LIFTED OFF RUNWAY 30 TO APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET AGL WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AN ATTEMPT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN WAS MADE BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY DEPLOYED, THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A REPORTED 545 FEET AND CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 30 AT GULF. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, AND HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR BEING PLACED IN THE RIGHT TIP TANK POSITION, WHICH WAS FOUND EMPTY. THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE OFF POSITION. BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND FULL. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT ADMITTED HE DID NOT SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK DURING PREFLIGHT.

Other reports on N7103P · 2

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

Incident 19931128049109ILevel Off Touchdown · Marysville, CAUnable to lock gear donw. Landed gear up. Gear under investigation.Nov 28, 1993 · Minor damageIncident 19911121057629IStarting Engines · Santa Monica, CAPilot taxied into a parked aircraft during start-up. Found the hand brake cable had broken.Nov 21, 1991 · Minor damage