# Accident 20150301002459A: Piper PA-28-140, Kansas City, MO, March 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Charles B Wheeler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1269° N, 94.5992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1269&lon=-94.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1513J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1513J-2018-02-28) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301002459A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED A "TOUCH AND GO" FROM RUNWAY 01 AT THE CHARLES B WHEELER (KMKC) AIRPORT. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 1000 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE SWITCHED TO ANOTHER FUEL TANK AND THEN EXECUTED A LEFT TURN FOR RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING THE TURN AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 12 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE "OFF" POSITION.

## 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 CEN15CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA158), Mar 2, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N1513J), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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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