# Accident 20120727015649A: Piper PA-24-250, July 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2012, 15:09 local time
- Airport: Virginia Tech/Montgomery Execu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2078° N, 80.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2078&lon=-80.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6248P-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727015649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. TOUCHED DOWN IN A PARKING LOT HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE. BROKE LT. WING APPROX 4 FT FROM WINGTIP. RT. WINGTIP FUEL TANK SEVERED. PROPELLER WAS BENT. NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING POWER. RT. FUEL SELECTOR IN "TIP'' POSITION. LT. FUEL SELECTOR IN "MAIN" POSITION.

## 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 ERA12LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA486), Jul 27, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N6248P), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N6248P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790130004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790130004599I), Jan 30, 1979: N6248P, New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the gear. Gear motor mount broke loose, mechanism jammed.

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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