# Accident 20180304013739A: Piper PA-32-260, Camas, WA, March 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5850° N, 122.3883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5850&lon=-122.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3756W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3756W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 89 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180304013739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF STALLS AT 1500AGL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. PILOT PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE AND WITH TIME REMAINING ATTEMPTED TO VERIFY PROBABLE CAUSE. AT 900' HE AIMED FOR A FIELD AND LANDED IN THE FIELD ON THE ROLL OUT HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT SEVERED THE MAIN NOSE WHEEL.

## 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 GAA18CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA184), Mar 4, 2018: Piper PA32 (N3756W), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management and his failure to switch to a fuel tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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