# Accident 20130118001059A: Piper PA-28-235, Rock Springs, WY, January 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2013, 12:54 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs/Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5897° N, 109.0589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5897&lon=-109.0589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49DS-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (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-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130118001059A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/18/2013 AT APPROX 1254 LCL N49DS, A PA 28-235 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT ROCK SPRINGS, WY (RKS) ONE SOLE ON BOARD NO INJURIES. DAY VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 WPR13LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA094), Jan 18, 2013: Piper PA-28-235 (N49DS), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel selector valve beyond its tank detent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure…

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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