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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Boonville, IN · September 10, 2012

Date: September 10, 2012 · 18:10 local
Place: Boonville, IN
Airport: Boonville
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5538F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA651
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5538FRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24937 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The student pilot took off on a solo flight on runway 090 and climbed to aprox. 75-100 feet, on runway heading. The engine stopped running and the student performed a landing in a cornfield. The nose gear was torn off, the left main gear was damaged and the engine mount and fire wall were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF ON A SOLO FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 090 AND CLIMBED TO APROX. 75-100 FEET, ON RUNWAY HEADING. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE STUDENT PERFORMED A LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OFF, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE MOUNT AND FIRE WALL WERE DAMAGED.

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 CEN12LA651Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoonville, INA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination could not verify whether the fuel selector was properly positioned before takeoff.Sep 10, 2012 · Substantial damage