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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Loda, IL · June 3, 2016

Date: June 3, 2016 · 20:00 local
Place: Loda, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5376P
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA277
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,168 total215 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5376PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-426 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed newton Kansas enroute to kentland Indiana. After approximately 3.2 hours of flight time (based on interview with pilot), the aircraft lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a highway. During the process, the pilot spotted and decided to use an ultralight landing strip. The aircraft landed in a nose high left wing low attitude. Upon rollout, the aircraft began sliding in the grass with the pilot losing directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft struck a fence located to the left of the landing strip. The aircraft was substantially damaged by the contact with the fence. Upon post accident investigation the aircraft was found to have empty fuel tanks on both sides. Upon sumping the fuel strainer, approximately 1 cup of fuel was found before empty. The fuel was of the correct type and no contamination was indicated.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEWTON KANSAS ENROUTE TO KENTLAND INDIANA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3.2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME (BASED ON INTERVIEW WITH PILOT), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A HIGHWAY. DURING THE PROCESS, THE PILOT SPOTTED AND DECIDED TO USE AN ULTRALIGHT LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A NOSE HIGH LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. UPON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING IN THE GRASS WITH THE PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE. UPON POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EMPTY FUEL TANKS ON BOTH SIDES. UPON SUMPING THE FUEL STRAINER, APPROXIMATELY 1 CUP OF FUEL WAS FOUND BEFORE EMPTY. THE FUEL WAS OF THE CORRECT TYPE AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS INDICATED.

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 GAA16CA277Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLoda, ILThe pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel consumption rate and to properly monitor the fuel status in flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing, runway excursion, and impact with a…Jun 4, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5376P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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