What happened
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On January 12, 2013 at 1500 local approximately, aircraft N3898T a Piper PA-28R serial number 28R 30228 experienced a rough running engine and subsequent failure. The engine failure occurred when the pilot selected the fuel selector to the fullest tank in preparation for landing on runway on runway 23 at Winder. The next paragraph is the statement from the pic- Mr. Purcell.
At around 2:00 pm, Piper 3898T was pre-flight inspected for airworthiness and no abnormalities were observed with fuel in both tanks up to the tabs. At approximately 2:20 the engine was started with planned flight to kwdr (15 NM). No abnormalities were observed during taxi, run-up, and take-off. No abnormalities were observed during approach to kwdr. The runway in use was R23. The crew of the airplane approached the airport directly overhead to enter midfield downwind for R23. The before landing checklist was performed. The fuel pump was selected to on and the fuel selector valve was switched to the fullest tank. Afterwards, the engine experienced roughness, then failure. The CFI took controls, checked the fuel pump on, gear down, prop forward, mixture rich. The CFI made an announcement over the kwdr frequency, experiencing engine roughness and the plane would be making a short to R31. The landing was made to the runway with all gear down and locked. There was not enough time to line the nose of the aircraft down the runway, so upon landing, the airplane rolled to the right and off the runway. After exiting the aircraft, the right main gear was collapsed. No injuries were incurred.
On January 13th an inspector from this office arrived at barrow county airport at 0940 am and was met by the aircraft owner Mr. Lanny pruchnicki and Mr. Gregory spaulding the mechanic for the flight school of gwinnett. Upon arrival at the accident site the following observations were noted. The aircraft was resting on its right wing heading approximately 320 degrees. The left main wheel and nose wheel were extended and appeared to be locked. The right main gear was found separated from the aircraft in the grass approximated 450 feet from the aircraft along a path in the tall grassy vegetation that ran approximately 560 feet from the touchdown to the resting spot 200 feet from the threshold of runway 31 running almost parallel to the runway. There was evidence of vegetation (grass and weeds) around the horizontal stabilizer and tail section. The right wing has evidence of structural damage and buckling along the rear wing spar. The horizontal stabilizer right tip was crushed in and there was a slight twist laterally. There did not appear to be any damage to the propeller. The engine mount and nose gear had slight bending present. No firewall damage was noted. After determining that the aircraft was stable, the master switch was turned on and the fuel quantity indicated was consistent with the actual fuel on board (3/4 full). The fuel selector was positioned to the right tank. The left main gear and nose were indication down and locked. The right gear light was not illuminated. The wing flaps were retracted. The aircraft owner attempted to start the engine and after priming, the engine started and ran for about 10 seconds. No further attempts were made.
1. The PIC privacy data omitted holds a current commercial pilot certificateprivacy data omitted amel, asel and instrument rating.
2. privacy data omitted, According to his personal pilots records (logbook) stated to this inspector that he has a total time of 1418.6 hours to include 800 in the last 12 months, 130 in the last 90 days, 400 in the last 6 months and 20 in the last 30 days. He stated that he has 60 hours? Time in type. privacy data omitted Flight instructor is due renewal in January of 2014.
A flight review is documented on 11/05/2012 in a Cessna 182 aircraft.
3. According to FAA records, privacy data omitted holds a current first class medical dated 11/21/2012.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 12, 2013 AT 1500 LOCAL APPROXIMATELY, AIRCRAFT N3898T A PIPER PA-28R SERIAL NUMBER 28R 30228 EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY ON RUNWAY 23 AT WINDER. THE NEXT PARAGRAPH IS THE STATEMENT FROM THE PIC- MR. PURCELL.
AT AROUND 2:00 PM, PIPER 3898T WAS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED WITH FUEL IN BOTH TANKS UP TO THE TABS. AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH PLANNED FLIGHT TO KWDR (15 NM). NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED DURING TAXI, RUN-UP, AND TAKE-OFF. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED DURING APPROACH TO KWDR. THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS R23. THE CREW OF THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD TO ENTER MIDFIELD DOWNWIND FOR R23. THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS SELECTED TO ON AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SWITCHED TO THE FULLEST TANK. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS, THEN FAILURE. THE CFI TOOK CONTROLS, CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP ON, GEAR DOWN, PROP FORWARD, MIXTURE RICH. THE CFI MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE KWDR FREQUENCY, EXPERIENCING ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND THE PLANE WOULD BE MAKING A SHORT TO R31. THE LANDING WAS MADE TO THE RUNWAY WITH ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO LINE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY, SO UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED.
ON JANUARY 13TH AN INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT BARROW COUNTY AIRPORT AT 0940 AM AND WAS MET BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER MR. LANNY PRUCHNICKI AND MR. GREGORY SPAULDING THE MECHANIC FOR THE FLIGHT SCHOOL OF GWINNETT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON ITS RIGHT WING HEADING APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL WERE EXTENDED AND APPEARED TO BE LOCKED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATED 450 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALONG A PATH IN THE TALL GRASSY VEGETATION THAT RAN APPROXIMATELY 560 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN TO THE RESTING SPOT 200 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 31 RUNNING ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF VEGETATION (GRASS AND WEEDS) AROUND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND TAIL SECTION. THE RIGHT WING HAS EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BUCKLING ALONG THE REAR WING SPAR. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIGHT TIP WAS CRUSHED IN AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT TWIST LATERALLY. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE MOUNT AND NOSE GEAR HAD SLIGHT BENDING PRESENT. NO FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STABLE, THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATED WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE ACTUAL FUEL ON BOARD (3/4 FULL). THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WERE INDICATION DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RIGHT GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE WING FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE AND AFTER PRIMING, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. NO FURTHER ATTEMPTS WERE MADE.
1. THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A CURRENT COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AMEL, ASEL AND INSTRUMENT RATING.
2. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ACCORDING TO HIS PERSONAL PILOTS RECORDS (LOGBOOK) STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT HE HAS A TOTAL TIME OF 1418.6 HOURS TO INCLUDE 800 IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, 130 IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, 400 IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND 20 IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. HE STATED THAT HE HAS 60 HOURS? TIME IN TYPE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IS DUE RENEWAL IN JANUARY OF 2014.
A FLIGHT REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED ON 11/05/2012 IN A CESSNA 182 AIRCRAFT.
3. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A CURRENT FIRST CLASS MEDICAL DATED 11/21/2012.
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