# Accident 20100528005429A: Piper PA-28-181, Palo Alto, CA, May 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2010, 17:15 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4506° N, 122.0995° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4506&lon=-122.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2865M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2865M-2011-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 10 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100528005429A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2010, THE PILOT OF N2865M, A PIPER PA-28-181, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO).  DURING THE APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCH TANKS BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR10CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA267), May 29, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N2865M), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on final approach due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

## Other reports on N2865M (1)

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

- [Incident 19900923056679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923056679I), Sep 23, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N2865M), Columbia, CA, Minor damage. Nose wheel tire failed on landing rollout. Propeller damaged.

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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