# Accident 20070220003649A: Piper PA31350, Phoenix City, AL, February 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4194° N, 85.2422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4194&lon=-85.2422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41077-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220003649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM THE COLUMBUS, GA (CSG) AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY IN PHENIX CITY, AL, COLLIDING WITH AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE 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 ATL07LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA044), Feb 20, 2007: Piper PA-31-350 (N41077), Phenix City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his misunderstanding of how the fuel system operates. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturers…

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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