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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Roseville, SC · June 9, 2016

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Date
June 9, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place
Roseville, SC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7355W
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA302
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N7355WRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2021 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1235 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Thursday June 9, 2016 at approximately 1510 local time, N7355W, a Piper pa 28-180 was VFR enroute from beaufort county airport, beaufort, south carolina, (arw), to jim hamilton lb owens airport, columbia, south carolina, (cub), when the pilot reported engine failure and as a result made an emergency landing in a soybean field in rowesville, south carolina 29133, (lat/long: 33 deg 24?51.84 n, 80 deg 48?41.55 w). On landing in the soft field the right hand wing tip contacted the ground causing damage to the right hand aileron control surface and the upper outboard section of the wing but otherwise was intact. There were 2 POB with no injuries. The fuel tanks both appeared to be empty and the fuel gages when powered showed empty. The A&P who examined the aircraft after the accident stated a fuel line between the fuel flow transducer and the carburetor had broken causing the aircraft to lose fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ON THURSDAY JUNE 9, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 LOCAL TIME, N7355W, A PIPER PA 28-180 WAS VFR ENROUTE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT, BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, (ARW), TO JIM HAMILTON LB OWENS AIRPORT, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, (CUB), WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND AS A RESULT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD IN ROWESVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29133, (LAT/LONG: 33 DEG 24?51.84 N, 80 DEG 48?41.55 W). ON LANDING IN THE SOFT FIELD THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND AILERON CONTROL SURFACE AND THE UPPER OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING BUT OTHERWISE WAS INTACT. THERE WERE 2 POB WITH NO INJURIES. THE FUEL TANKS BOTH APPEARED TO BE EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAGES WHEN POWERED SHOWED EMPTY. THE A&P WHO EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT STATED A FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER AND THE CARBURETOR HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE FUEL.

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 GAA16CA302Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRowesville, SCThe fuel line failure between the fuel transducer and the carburetor, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced off airport landing.Jun 9, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7355W · 1

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

Accident 20200522007119ACruise/Level Flight · Steele, MOReceived notification of an aircraft accident involving a Piper PA-28-180 cherokee with a registration of N7355W. Aircraft was at 3,000 feet, level flight enroute to poplar bluff, MO (kpof) when the pilot identified an oil pressure indication anomaly. Oil…May 22, 2020 · Substantial damage