# Accident 20070504014729A: Piper PA38112, Laurel, MD, May 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0936° N, 76.7842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0936&lon=-76.7842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2600N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2600N-2007-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,880 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504014729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED EAST ON OLD PORTLAND ROAD, ROUTE 216. IT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BEFORE STRIKING A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING AND STOPPING BETWEEN TWO TREES. THERE WERE MARKS ON BOTH FLAPS FROM THE MAIN GEAR TIRES. THERE WAS NO FUEL SMELL AT THE SCENE AND NO FUEL WAS SEEPING FROM THE TANKS. FUEL WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE TANKS. 11.5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE PURCHASED BEFORE TAKEOFF. PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES IT WAS NOT ROTATING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. A FAA MAINTENANCE ASI EXAMINED THE ENGINE IN A SHOP. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 NYC07FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA109), May 4, 2007: Piper PA38-112 (N2600N), Odenton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N2600N (1)

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

- [Accident 19970630020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970630020069A), Jun 30, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N2600N), Smithfield, NC, Substantial damage. Unknown to CFI student struck a deer on takeoff. Managed to return to airport. Left wing spar was bent by impact. (-23) Mr. Evett was practicing touch and go…

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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