# Accident 20100204027479A: Piper Aircr PA-32R-301T, Kingman, AZ, February 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6978° N, 114.0806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6978&lon=-114.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1060X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060X-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103221, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A (registry code 42003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ah1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCR PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100204027479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF PIPER PA-32R-301T, N1060X, WAS ENROUTE FROM ST.GEORGE, UTAH TO KINGMAN, ARIZONA. WHILE CRUISING AT 9,500 FEET PILOT DETECTED STRONG FUEL ODOR AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DRY LAKE LOCATED 20 MILES  NORTHWEST OF KINGMAN, ARIZONA. AFTER A SAFE LANDING, BOTH OCCUPANTS AND TWO DOGS WERE ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT; WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLAMES. THE RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 WPR10LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA128), Feb 4, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N1060X), Dolan Springs, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel flow divider inlet line nut coming loose during cruise flight, resulting in a fuel leak and in-flight fire. The root cause of the loose B-nut fitting could not be determined. Contributing to…

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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