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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Taos, NM · September 30, 2007

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Date
September 30, 2007 · 09:20 local
Place
Taos, NM
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38765
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN07LA166
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,904 total294 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N38765Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2009 · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7703270 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 30, 2007 at approximately 0920 local time, the pilot of N38765, a Piper model PA28R-201T single engine turbo-charged airplane made an emergency landing due to experiencing a fire on board the aircraft. The personal flight originated from Taos municipal airport (skx) near Taos, new Mexico at approximately 0915 local time. N38765 departed runway 22 climbed to approximately 8000 asl and experienced a couple of slight drops in manifold pressure. Shortly thereafter, there was smell of fuel then smoke. The pilot turned back to skx and tried to move the engine controls to keep the engine running to get back to the airport. The engine started running rough and quit. The pilot glided the aircraft to approximately 1 mile south of runway 04 at skx and made an emergency landing on Taos pueblo reservation land, which was covered in sage-brush. The aircraft was landed with the gear in the 'up' position. The aircraft contacted the sage-brush in a wings level and very shallow descent rate skidding approximately 210 feet on a bearing of approximately 50 degrees. The aircraft came to rest on a bearing of approximately 85 degrees. There were no injuries to the pilot, sole occupant, aboard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N38765, A PIPER MODEL PA28R-201T SINGLE ENGINE TURBO-CHARGED AIRPLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO EXPERIENCING A FIRE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SKX) NEAR TAOS, NEW MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 LOCAL TIME. N38765 DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 8000 ASL AND EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF SLIGHT DROPS IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WAS SMELL OF FUEL THEN SMOKE. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO SKX AND TRIED TO MOVE THE ENGINE CONTROLS TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING TO GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 04 AT SKX AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TAOS PUEBLO RESERVATION LAND, WHICH WAS COVERED IN SAGE-BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE 'UP' POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SAGE-BRUSH IN A WINGS LEVEL AND VERY SHALLOW DESCENT RATE SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET ON A BEARING OF APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A BEARING OF APPROXIMATELY 85 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, ABOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN07LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaos, NMThe unsecured B-nut fitting to the fuel return line which allowed for fuel spillage, an engine fire, and fuel exhaustion that led to the engine's subsequent failure. a factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's intentional wheels up landing in rough,…Sep 30, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N38765 · 1

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

Accident 19840921073109AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Henderson, KYLost oil pressure and engine quit. Landed sideways on a road and lost control. Oil filler tube had fallen out.Sep 21, 1984 · Substantial damage