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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28 · Pomona, CA · May 8, 2016

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Date
May 8, 2016 · 16:35 local
Place
Pomona, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5046W
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16FA103
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N5046WRegistration cancelled May 17, 2017 · Piper PA-28S/N 28-48 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

A private pilot was in route from fullerton airport (ful) to brackett field (poc) under visual flight rules (VFR). The pilot contacted poc air traffic control tower (ATCT) informing them he was inbound for landing and was assigned runway 26L. Approximately two and one half miles south west of poc, the aircraft experienced engine failure in flight. The pilot contacted poc ATCT and informed them that he had an engine failure and was going to circle in order to find a place to land. Moments later the pilot reported the engine had restarted. A few moments later the pilot reported to ATCT the engine had failed once more and he was changing fuel tanks preparing for an emergency landing. The pilot located an industrial park and prepared for an off airport landing in the adjacent parking lot. The aircraft over shot the parking lot and impacted on a roof top of one of the buildings within the industrial park. There was no post impact fire and the pilot was able to exit the aircraft. The pilot received a broken leg as a result of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

A PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN ROUTE FROM FULLERTON AIRPORT (FUL) TO BRACKETT FIELD (POC) UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE PILOT CONTACTED POC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) INFORMING THEM HE WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AND WAS ASSIGNED RUNWAY 26L. APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTH WEST OF POC, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONTACTED POC ATCT AND INFORMED THEM THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS GOING TO CIRCLE IN ORDER TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND. MOMENTS LATER THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD RESTARTED. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATCT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED ONCE MORE AND HE WAS CHANGING FUEL TANKS PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT LOCATED AN INDUSTRIAL PARK AND PREPARED FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE ADJACENT PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT OVER SHOT THE PARKING LOT AND IMPACTED ON A ROOF TOP OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA103Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPomona, CAThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.May 8, 2016 · Substantial damage