# Incident 20070327004979I: Piper PA24250, Palmdale, CA, March 27, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2007, 17:45 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7621E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7621E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070327004979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED CONCORD, CALIFORNIA (CCR) ENROUTE TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (LAS) VIA LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA (WJF). PRIOR TO ARRIVAL THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ LISTENED TO LAS ATIS AND HEARD THAT THE AIRPORT HAD WINDSHEARS AND THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD BE CLOSED TO LANDINGS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ DIVERTED TO BAKER, CALIFORNIA (0O2), AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ CHECKED LAS WEATHER AND FOUND THE CONDITIONS OF STRONG WINDS AND WINDSHEARS IN THE AREA, HE DEPARTED 0O2 FOR WJF. ENROUTE TO WJF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ ENCOUNTERED STRONG HEADWINDS, AND AT WJF HE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND BUT WAS UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS ADVISED THAT ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA (ONT) HAD CALM WINDS SO DIVERTED TO ONT. DURING CLIMB TO 8,500 FEET MSL, HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WITH THE ENGINE QUITTING A COUPLE OF TIMES, HE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED FOR PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA (PMD) AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DURING THE DESCENT THE ENGINE RAN FINE UNTIL SHORT FINAL WHERE AGAIN HE LOST POWER WITH THE ENGINE QUITTING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED I FOUND THAT THE TIP TANKS WERE EMPTY, AND THE MAIN TANKS HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SHOWED EMPTY FOR TIP TANKS, AND JUST TOUCHING EMPTY ON THE MAIN TANKS.

## Other reports on N7621E (1)

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

- [Incident 20031008025619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031008025619I), Oct 8, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N7621E), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed runway 20 at Westfield, MA, at 8:43 pm local time. On rollout, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated that 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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