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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Edenton, NC · April 13, 2014

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Date
April 13, 2014 · 17:30 local
Place
Edenton, NC
Airport
Northeastern Regional
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N30SA
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N30SARegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7952142Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The pilot and aircraft were on a ferry permit. The maintenance situation on the aircraft required the flight be conducted with the gear down. Washington center advised extensive vectors prior to reaching the destination of kecg. The pilot requested vectors to the nearest airport, which happened to be kede, due to a low fuel situation.

The pilot elected a straight in approach to runway 01 at kede due to low fuel, which was later determined to be 8 gallons per side after landing. The pilot reported a surging of engines, likely due to low fuel. The pilot elected to land runway 01 with winds at 120 degrees and gusts up to 18 knots, instead of flying a pattern to runway 19, due to the fuel situation.

The aircraft landed short of runway 01 on the over-run for runway 19, which is prior to the threshold for runway 01.

After touch down the aircraft went to the right, off of the runway, and became stuck in the mud on a heading of approximately 120 degrees.

The pilot attempted to power the aircraft onto the taxiway but was unable and shut down.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE ON A FERRY PERMIT. THE MAINTENANCE SITUATION ON THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED THE FLIGHT BE CONDUCTED WITH THE GEAR DOWN. WASHINGTON CENTER ADVISED EXTENSIVE VECTORS PRIOR TO REACHING THE DESTINATION OF KECG. THE PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE KEDE, DUE TO A LOW FUEL SITUATION.

THE PILOT ELECTED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01 AT KEDE DUE TO LOW FUEL, WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE 8 GALLONS PER SIDE AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A SURGING OF ENGINES, LIKELY DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND RUNWAY 01 WITH WINDS AT 120 DEGREES AND GUSTS UP TO 18 KNOTS, INSTEAD OF FLYING A PATTERN TO RUNWAY 19, DUE TO THE FUEL SITUATION.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 01 ON THE OVER-RUN FOR RUNWAY 19, WHICH IS PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 01.

AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT, OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AND BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO POWER THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE TAXIWAY BUT WAS UNABLE AND SHUT DOWN.