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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Mcgregor, TX · June 29, 2010

Date: June 29, 2010 · 09:35 local
Place: Mcgregor, TX
Airport: Mcgregor Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4627J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA359
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 960 total30 in this make and model

N4627JRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2016 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30514 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 29, 2010, at 0935 local time, a Piper arrow (PA28) aircraft, N4627J, owned by privacy data omitted, experience momentary fuel starvation and sustained damage during the approach and landing phase of flight at Mcgregor Executive Airport (kpwg). The pilot was unable to make the runway and landed in field adjacent to the runway. Instrument meteorological weather conditions prevailed and a local IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft damage was substantial, and the instructor pilot and student pilot were not injured. There was no post crash fire. The pilot held commercial and flight instructor certificates. The flight originated at tstc waco airport (kcnw) on June 29, 2010 on an instrument training flight .

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 29, 2010, AT 0935 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER ARROW (PA28) AIRCRAFT, N4627J, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY FUEL STARVATION AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT MCGREGOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KPWG). THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A LOCAL IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT HELD COMMERCIAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TSTC WACO AIRPORT (KCNW) ON JUNE 29, 2010 ON AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT .

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 CEN10CA359Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcGregor, TXA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the airplane's lack of shoulder harnesses.Jun 29, 2010 · Substantial damage