What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 29, 2018, about 18:05 PDT a 1986 Piper malibu PA-46-310P serial number 46-8608009, N148ME standard category aircraft departed whiteman airport (kwhp) in los angeles, CA. And arrived at john wayne airport (ksns) in santa ana, CA at about 18:44 PDT. At about 18:52 PDT the pilot requested 20 gallons of fuel with 10 gallons a side from aci jet at (ksna). The pilot later cancelled his request at 19:12 PDT, because aci was preoccupied fueling other aircraft. It was reported the pilot and two (2) passengers walked out of aci jet. According to flight aware the aircraft was on an IFR flight plan which departed (ksna) at 19:40 PDT. The pilot contacted (kprc) tower stating he was ?13 out requesting straight in to three please?. Tower replied unable due to traffic. Pilot responded ?we need priority we are minimum fuel?. Tower cleared the aircraft as requested. Tower requested how much fuel was remaining. Pilot stated ?we are declaring an emergency we are out of fuel? Next pilot reported ?where is a road at we can take sir? Tower replied N148ME are you requesting to land on a highway. Pilot stated ?we are going to have to sir we can?t make the airport. The aircraft made an off airport landing on a city road after touchdown the aircraft right wing impacted a light pole causing the right wing to separate from the fuselage at the wing root. The aircraft rolled over upside down as it slide down the road. The pilot and two (2) passengers egressed the aircraft with out assistants. There were no reported injuries form persons on board the aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and there was no post impact fire. The airplane was registered to 1st avenue malibu services LLC and was being operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was filed with ATC.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 29, 2018, ABOUT 18:05 PDT A 1986 PIPER MALIBU PA-46-310P SERIAL NUMBER 46-8608009, N148ME STANDARD CATEGORY AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WHITEMAN AIRPORT (KWHP) IN LOS ANGELES, CA. AND ARRIVED AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (KSNS) IN SANTA ANA, CA AT ABOUT 18:44 PDT. AT ABOUT 18:52 PDT THE PILOT REQUESTED 20 GALLONS OF FUEL WITH 10 GALLONS A SIDE FROM ACI JET AT (KSNA). THE PILOT LATER CANCELLED HIS REQUEST AT 19:12 PDT, BECAUSE ACI WAS PREOCCUPIED FUELING OTHER AIRCRAFT. IT WAS REPORTED THE PILOT AND TWO (2) PASSENGERS WALKED OUT OF ACI JET. ACCORDING TO FLIGHT AWARE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHICH DEPARTED (KSNA) AT 19:40 PDT. THE PILOT CONTACTED (KPRC) TOWER STATING HE WAS ?13 OUT REQUESTING STRAIGHT IN TO THREE PLEASE?. TOWER REPLIED UNABLE DUE TO TRAFFIC. PILOT RESPONDED ?WE NEED PRIORITY WE ARE MINIMUM FUEL?. TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT AS REQUESTED. TOWER REQUESTED HOW MUCH FUEL WAS REMAINING. PILOT STATED ?WE ARE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WE ARE OUT OF FUEL? NEXT PILOT REPORTED ?WHERE IS A ROAD AT WE CAN TAKE SIR? TOWER REPLIED N148ME ARE YOU REQUESTING TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. PILOT STATED ?WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SIR WE CAN?T MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A CITY ROAD AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING IMPACTED A LIGHT POLE CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE WING ROOT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER UPSIDE DOWN AS IT SLIDE DOWN THE ROAD. THE PILOT AND TWO (2) PASSENGERS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH OUT ASSISTANTS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES FORM PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT OR ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO 1ST AVENUE MALIBU SERVICES LLC AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH ATC.
NTSB investigation
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