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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Llano, TX · April 11, 2017

Date: April 11, 2017 · 21:53 local
Place: Llano, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N461RL
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA233
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,738 total27 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days

N461RLRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8170001 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed kdzb horse shoe bay, Texas enroute to ksjt san angelo, Texas. Ten minutes into the flight the pilot declared an emergency, pilot stated he was out of fuel and needed to go to (aqo) Llano, Texas. Houston controller (zhu) gives weather and re-clears aircraft to aqo. Pilot advises he needed a highway to land on because he was not going to make it to Llano. Pilot landed on highway 71 in Llano Texas, about 5 miles from the airport. Aircraft landed with gear up. Airplane had substantial damage to left wing, left propeller and bottom of aircraft. No post crash fire and no injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KDZB HORSE SHOE BAY, TEXAS ENROUTE TO KSJT SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PILOT STATED HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND NEEDED TO GO TO (AQO) LLANO, TEXAS. HOUSTON CONTROLLER (ZHU) GIVES WEATHER AND RE-CLEARS AIRCRAFT TO AQO. PILOT ADVISES HE NEEDED A HIGHWAY TO LAND ON BECAUSE HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO LLANO. PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY 71 IN LLANO TEXAS, ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT PROPELLER AND BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT. NO POST CRASH FIRE AND NO INJURY TO PILOT.

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 GAA17CA233Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLlano, TXThe pilot’s complacency during the en route phase of flight, which resulted in fuel mismanagement and a subsequent gear-up landing.Apr 12, 2017 · Substantial damage