# Accident 20121006022259A: Piper PA-28-140, Lehighton, PA, October 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2012, 17:36 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GU7S
- Location: 40.8406° N, 75.6706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8406&lon=-75.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44595-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 30 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006022259A

## Narrative

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

1ST FLIGHT AS INSTRUCTOR WITH NEW STUDENT.DURING PREFLIGHT LEFT FUEL QTY INDICATOR INOPERATIVE RIGHT READ JUST BELOW 1/2. VISUAL INSPECTION DETERMINED RIGHT FUEL BELOW TAB AND LEFT FUEL FULL. PREFLIGHT COMPLETED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT FUEL SOURCE SELECTED TO RIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE START. ENTIRE EVOLUTION, START, TAXI, TAKEOFF AND AIRWORK WAS PERFORMED ON RIGHT TANK. APPROXIMATELY .9 HOURS INTO FLIGHT ENGINE QUIT. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED RESTART BUT NEVER SWITCHED FUEL SOURCE TO LEFT TANK. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS DEFUELED THROUGH SUMPS FOR RECOVERY LEFT TANK CONTAINED 18 GALLONS AND THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 6-8 OUNCES.AFTER RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT FAA INSPECTORS PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH FUEL BEING SUPPLIED BY THE RIGHT FUEL SYSTEM ONLY WITH NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS.

## 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 ERA13CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA011), Oct 6, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N44595), Beltzville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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