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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Clinton, LA · April 28, 2007

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Date
April 28, 2007 · 19:25 local
Place
Clinton, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3165Z
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total110 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N3165ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-7116 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The 14 CFR part 91 passenger-carrying pleasure flight in N3165Z, a Piper pa 22-150, originated as the 315 NM return leg from talladega, al (ans) at approximately 1615 local time on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The weather was VFR and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft lost power 9 NM northeast of its intended destination which was at a & p airport in slaughter, LA. The pilot in command landed the aircraft on Louisiana highway 10 about 1.5 miles east of Clinton, LA. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot, nor the two passengers sustained injuries. The pilot refueled the aircraft with 29.8 gallons of 100LL avgas at ans. The pilot stated the aircraft utilized about 9.5 gallons per hour at 2500 RPM and 4500' indicated altitude on the three hour trip from slaughter, LA to ans. The pilot calculated that under the conditions that existed at the time he departed for the flight to slaughter, LA from ans, he would have 45 minutes reserve fuel when he reached his destination. A review of the flight plan data shows winds aloft in the destination area were forecast to be five to seven knots from the west northwest. The pilot questioned the function of the fuel vent system because of possible over/under filling of the tanks at ans. An experienced airworthiness inspector examined the aircraft but, under the circumstances, was not readily able to determine whether or not a problem existed with the fuel vent system. The fuel tank filler caps appeared to function normally. There was no visible staining from the fuel filler cap areas or drains. The aircraft is presently undergoing an annual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE 14 CFR PART 91 PASSENGER-CARRYING PLEASURE FLIGHT IN N3165Z, A PIPER PA 22-150, ORIGINATED AS THE 315 NM RETURN LEG FROM TALLADEGA, AL (ANS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 LOCAL TIME ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER 9 NM NORTHEAST OF ITS INTENDED DESTINATION WHICH WAS AT A & P AIRPORT IN SLAUGHTER, LA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 10 ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF CLINTON, LA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, NOR THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 29.8 GALLONS OF 100LL AVGAS AT ANS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT UTILIZED ABOUT 9.5 GALLONS PER HOUR AT 2500 RPM AND 4500' INDICATED ALTITUDE ON THE THREE HOUR TRIP FROM SLAUGHTER, LA TO ANS. THE PILOT CALCULATED THAT UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME HE DEPARTED FOR THE FLIGHT TO SLAUGHTER, LA FROM ANS, HE WOULD HAVE 45 MINUTES RESERVE FUEL WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION. A REVIEW OF THE FLIGHT PLAN DATA SHOWS WINDS ALOFT IN THE DESTINATION AREA WERE FORECAST TO BE FIVE TO SEVEN KNOTS FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. THE PILOT QUESTIONED THE FUNCTION OF THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE OVER/UNDER FILLING OF THE TANKS AT ANS. AN EXPERIENCED AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT BUT, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WAS NOT READILY ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANK FILLER CAPS APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE STAINING FROM THE FUEL FILLER CAP AREAS OR DRAINS. THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.