# Accident 20130816015369A: Piper PA-22-150, Indian Trail, NC, August 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2013, 19:47 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1086° N, 80.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1086&lon=-80.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6919B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6919B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,533 total, 40 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816015369A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 16, 2013, ABOUT 1947 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N6919B, SERIAL NUMBER 22-4194, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE DURING DESCENT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEET. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A), IN INDIAN TRAIL, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SOLE OCCUPANT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS NOT INJURED.

THE 1956 PIPER TRI-PACER, STANDARD CATEGORY AIRPLANE, WAS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (KADS), ADDISON, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. A FUEL STOP AT (KTUP) TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI WAS MADE BEFORE PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO THE INTENDED GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A), AT APPROXIMATELY 1438 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IIC RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 EST AND EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD AND INTACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE  REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGED, LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT, PROPELLER BLADE LEADING EDGE, AND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE WHEN SEVERAL TREE TOPS WERE IMPACTED AND A FENCE WAS BREACHED ON LANDING. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACES TO THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE PROPELLER TIPS DID NOT EXHIBIT EVIDENCE OF ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DID NOT EXHIBIT EVIDENCE OF OIL OR FUEL STAINING, STREAKING, LEAKS, OR SPILLAGE DURING INSPECTION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE SELECTED TO THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE WING AND AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS INTEGRITY WAS NOT COMPROMISED AND CONTAINED MINUTE RESIDUAL FUEL FOR SAMPLING. INACCURACIES WERE OBSERVED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANK GUAGES. PER PILOT?S VERBAL STATEMENT ENGINE RESTART WAS NOT ATTEMPTED PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING.  A FUEL RECEIPT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, INDICATED THAT ON 8/16/2013 AT 1314 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 39.8 GALLONS OF 100 LL AT THE KTUP AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA13LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA364), Aug 16, 2013: Piper PA-22-150 (N6919B), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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