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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Margaret, AL · March 24, 2012

Date: March 24, 2012 · 17:53 local
Place: Margaret, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7309W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12LA253
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total500 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N7309WRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2017 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1167 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed from talladega airport (kasn) for a local flight. After about thirty minutes the engine quit and the pilot selected the left tank. After several attempts the engine would not restart the pilot selected the right tank again. The engine did not restart. The pilot followed the check list for a forced landing. Fuel was visually present in the left tank and no fuel could be seen in the right tank. The aircraft was in a nose low positon at the time.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FROM TALLADEGA AIRPORT (KASN) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT SELECTED THE LEFT TANK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK AGAIN. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST FOR A FORCED LANDING. FUEL WAS VISUALLY PRESENT IN THE LEFT TANK AND NO FUEL COULD BE SEEN IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE LOW POSITON AT THE TIME.

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 ERA12LA253Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMargaret, ALThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.Mar 24, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7309W · 1

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

Incident 19970705024539IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Custer, SDStruck two deer landing. Taxied to hangar. Minor damage.Jul 5, 1997 · Minor damage