# Accident 20061114024159A: Piper PA28140, Caldwell, ID, November 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6417° N, 116.6356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6417&lon=-116.6356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2390T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2390T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 387 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061114024159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 30 AT THE CALDWELL, IDAHO AIRPORT IN A VERY SOFT FIELD. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR SUNK DEEP INTO THE MUD AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED TONOPAH, NEVADA AT 0900 AND OPERATED FOR FOUR HOURS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CALDWELL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD GREATHER THAN FORECAST HEADWINDS. THE PILOT ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO CALDWELL ON THE DAY BEFORE THIS FLIGHT BUT HAD BEEN FORCED TO TURN BACK DUE TO WEATHER. THAT FLIGHT HAD LASTED FOR 45 MINUTES AND HE HAD NOT REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO MAKING THE SECOND FLIGHT. AN FAA INSPECTOR HAPPENED TO BE AT THE CALDWELL AIRPORT WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INSPECTOR CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND FOUND VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT ANY FUEL WAS REMAINING.

## 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 SEA07LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA017), Nov 14, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N2390T), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning by failing to refuel while en route which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power while on approach to the airport. Rough/uneven terrain was a…

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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