# Accident 20070609011609A: Piper PA38112, Jacksonville, FL, June 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2889° N, 81.3872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2889&lon=-81.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N193BA) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,058 total, 2 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070609011609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE POWER LOSS AT 500 FEET HORIZONTALLY FROM SHORE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON BEACH, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNTS, PROPELLER, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND BULKHEADS UNDER PILOT SEATS. AIRCRAFT HAD 5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN RIGHT FUEL TANK, LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. PILOT STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT TANK AFTER THE POWER LOSS, ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER ENGINE POWER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL INPUT LINE TO FUEL PUMP WAS VOID OF FUEL, FUEL OUTPUT LINE FROM FUEL PUMP WAS VOID OF FUEL, AND GASOLATER WAS ALSO VOID OF FUEL. PILOT DEPARTED FROM FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (X47) AT 12:53 FOR A 10-15 MINUTE TEST FLIGHT, RETURNED AND DEPARTED AGAIN WITH OWNER OF AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT LASTING 10-15 MINUTES, LANDING AT FLAGLER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM FLAGLER AT 14:40 FOR CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CRG), A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CRAIG FOR HERLONG AIRPORT (HEG), A 10 MINUTE FLIGHT, WHERE PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED 3 TOUCH AND GO'S THAT LASTED 15 MINUTES. DEPARTED HERLONG AND FLEW ALONG BEACH FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHEN AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POWER LOSS. BEGINNING FUEL FOR ALL FLIGHTS WAS 20 GALLONS, AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REFUELED.

## 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 NYC07LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA138), Jun 9, 2007: Piper PA38 (N193BA), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform adequate pre-flight fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in a loss of power due to fuel starvation.

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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