20070427006919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Prineville, OR · April 27, 2007

Date: April 27, 2007 · 08:30 local
Place: Prineville, OR
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40520
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07CA113
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 525 total525 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N40520Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509121 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot initiated an off airfield landing 10 miles east of Prineville. On landing the aircraft flipped over. Substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING 10 MILES EAST OF PRINEVILLE. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA07CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPrineville, ORThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot failing to correctly read the fuel quantity sight gauges. Factors include soft, brushy terrain, and the pilot's intentional excessive braking during the forced landing.Apr 27, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N40520 · 2

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

Accident 20030420005579ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kemmerer, WY(-23) On April 20, 2003, at approximately 1430 MDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N40520, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during landing roll at Kemmerer Municipal Airport (emm), Kemmerer, Wyoming. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant on board, was…Apr 20, 2003 · Substantial damage Accident 19780423008409ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ferriday, LAApr 23, 1978 · Substantial damage