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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Winnfield, LA · August 11, 2010

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Date
August 11, 2010 · 20:13 local
Place
Winnfield, LA
Airport
David G Joyce
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9507J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA476
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total42 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N9507JRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2011 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3628 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman stated after takeoff around 600 feet AGL the engine "shuttered" a couple of times, airman checked fuel pressure and started a turn back toward the airport, then the engine completely quit. He leveled the wings and descended into the trees. The aircraft made contact with the top of the trees around 60 feet AGL. The right wing made contact with the trees, and then broke off from the aircraft; the aircraft then fell to the ground in an inverted position. Airman exited the aircraft and walked to a local road to seek assistance. Airman had minor injures and waited to the next day to seek medical attention. The airman described the startup, taxi and run-up as normal in regards to magneto operation, carburetor heat check. He reported normal acceleration and climb after departing the runway. From the time of the engine start until the time of the accident was estimated to be 15 minutes. Airman stated he did not visually check the fuel levels, but during preflight the fuel gauges indicated ½ of fuel in each tank.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN STATED AFTER TAKEOFF AROUND 600 FEET AGL THE ENGINE "SHUTTERED" A COUPLE OF TIMES, AIRMAN CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE AND STARTED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY QUIT. HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND DESCENDED INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE TREES AROUND 60 FEET AGL. THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES, AND THEN BROKE OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION. AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO A LOCAL ROAD TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. AIRMAN HAD MINOR INJURES AND WAITED TO THE NEXT DAY TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIRMAN DESCRIBED THE STARTUP, TAXI AND RUN-UP AS NORMAL IN REGARDS TO MAGNETO OPERATION, CARBURETOR HEAT CHECK. HE REPORTED NORMAL ACCELERATION AND CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. FROM THE TIME OF THE ENGINE START UNTIL THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 15 MINUTES. AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL LEVELS, BUT DURING PREFLIGHT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ½ OF FUEL IN EACH TANK.

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 CEN10LA476Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinnfield, LAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 12, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9507J · 1

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

Accident 19770801024489ALow Level Operations · Mattawa, WAChecking progress of harvest.Aug 1, 1977 · Substantial damage