# Accident 20101218054619A: Piper PA 46-350P, Lake Elmo, MN, December 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2010, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9975° N, 92.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9975&lon=-92.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92358, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92358) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101218054619A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR FROM FT LAUDERDALE FL 0830 ON 12/17/2010. LANDED BOWLING GREEN, KY,(KBWG) FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL.  REFUELED 89.9 GALS, MAINS FILLED (120 GALS).  DEPARTED KBWG AT 1340, APPROX 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT AT APPROX 15,000FT RECEIVED RAPID DECOMPRESSION, PILOT DESCENDED TO 10,000FT AFTER WORKING WITH THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLS PILOT CLIMBED BACK TO 12,500FT. AT APPROX 1615 BEGAN DESCENT TO ANOKA, MN (KANE) AIRPORT. AT APPROX 2100FT THE PILOT REPORTED LOOSING ENGINE POWER APPROX 6 MI EAST OF LAKE ELMO, MN AIRPORT(21D), COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT AND LANDED IN FIELD 4 MI EAST OF (21D).  PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WAS TURNING, HE PUT MIXTURE CONTROL TO RICH, FULL THROTTLE, EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP ON, AND TRIED RESTART PRIOR TO EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CEN11LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA117), Dec 18, 2010: Piper PA-46-350P (N92358), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the cabin depressurization.

## Other reports on N92358 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060120001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060120001549I), Jan 20, 2006: Piper PA46350P (N92358), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Via flight pns a/c departed foley, al enroute to bhm over beach area - approx. 15 minutes into flight engine quit without warning. Pilot executed…

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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