# Accident 20160824024209A: Piper J5A, Soldotna, AK, August 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2016, 11:22 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Mystery Creek Road
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5308° N, 150.2586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5308&lon=-150.2586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 30 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824024209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN THE AUX FUEL TANK DRY; HAD APPROXAMATELY 9 GALLONS, HALF A TANK, IN THE MAIN FUEL TANK, AND COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED. LANDED ON MYSTERY CREEK ROAD. BOTH WINGS CONTACTED THE TREES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC16CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA058), Aug 25, 2016: Piper J5A (N35589), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which led to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing on a road too narrow for the airplane.

## Other reports on N35589 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100911047559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911047559A), Sep 11, 2010: Piper J5A (N35589), Sutton, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot and instructor flew patterns for about an hour on 09-11-2010 at King Ranch private airstrip in Sutton, Alaska. The instructor deplaned and the pilot…

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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