# Accident 20100324031219A: Piper PA-22-150, Terry, MT, March 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2010, 22:30 local time
- Place: Terry, MT
- Airport: Terry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7772° N, 105.3131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7772&lon=-105.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3351Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3351Z-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total, 227 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100324031219A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2010 AT APPROXAMATELY 2230 MST, A PIPER PA-22-150, N3351Z, REGISTERED TO DEM CATTLE CO LP, AND PILOTED BY DANIEL C MILLER, LOST POWER ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL LANDING AT TERRY AIRPORT, TERRY MONTANA WHILE ON A BUISNESS FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAKE ITS INTENDED DESTINATION DUE TO WEATHER AND WAS ASSISTED TO TERRY WHERE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE OWNER OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BILLINGS MONTANA ON MARCH 24, 2010.

## 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 WPR10LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA180), Mar 25, 2010: Piper PA-22-150 (N3351Z), Terry, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting winds. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power on final approach due to fuel exhaustion as a…

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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