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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Madeira, OH · March 12, 2019

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Date
March 12, 2019 · 15:16 local
Place
Madeira, OH
Airport
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N400JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19FA124
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,392 total1,364 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N400JMRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152002 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On March 12, 2019, about 8 miles north of dayton wright brothers airport (kmgy) the pilot of N400JM requested a "progressive" approach to kluk from columbus approach. The pilot reported a fuel problem and request direct to kluk. After talking to ATC he did not want to declare an emergency or divert to an alternate airport and thought he had the fuel problem resolved. The radar service was transferred to kluk controller about 7 miles north of kluk at which time the pilot stated he was having a fuel problem and didn?t think he would make it to the airport.

On initial impact, the aircraft struck a tree 38 feet from the final impact point. The left propeller was located 18 ft from the wreckage. There was substantial rotational damage to the propeller. The outboard section of the right wing had been torn off by the tree impact and was located on the roof of the residence. All components of the airplane were in the vicinity of the wreckage. No fuel smell was detected at the scene by first responders

There was a post impact fire which destroyed the cabin. The instrument panel was fragmented and destroyed. The engine control levers were fire damaged and all levers were positioned fully forward. The fuel selector panel and trim wheels were consumed by fire. Control continuity was established except for one elevator cable attachment, which had separated at impact.

The left wing remained attached to the fuselage. The inboard section of wing displayed heat and impact damage. Fuel system components in the wing root were heat damaged. No fuel or fuel smell was noted. The fuel selector valve was positioned to the outboard tank. The crossfeed valve was closed. The left aileron remained attached to the wing, the aileron control cables remained attached to the bellcrank and continuity was established through the cabin. The left flap remained attached to the wing.

The inboard section of the right wing and engine nacelle remained attached to the fuselage. The wing section outboard of the nacelle was impact separated about wing section 95. The outboard wing section with a piece of aileron attached came to rest on the roof of the home, along with a section of the outboard trailing edge. The fuel selector was found positioned to the outboard tank.

The empennage remained attached to the fuselage. The horizontal stabilizer remained attached to the empennage. The elevator cables remained attached to the elevator and continuity was established to the cabin. The vertical stabilizer and attached rudder remained attached to the empennage and showed no obvious damage. The rudder cables remained attached to the rudder and continuity was established to the cabin. The accident scene was secured until NTSB arrival.

(Reviewed by flm bam on 04/10/2019)

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 12, 2019, ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (KMGY) THE PILOT OF N400JM REQUESTED A "PROGRESSIVE" APPROACH TO KLUK FROM COLUMBUS APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED A FUEL PROBLEM AND REQUEST DIRECT TO KLUK. AFTER TALKING TO ATC HE DID NOT WANT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY OR DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND THOUGHT HE HAD THE FUEL PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE RADAR SERVICE WAS TRANSFERRED TO KLUK CONTROLLER ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF KLUK AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING A FUEL PROBLEM AND DIDN?T THINK HE WOULD MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT.

ON INITIAL IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE 38 FEET FROM THE FINAL IMPACT POINT. THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS LOCATED 18 FT FROM THE WRECKAGE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING HAD BEEN TORN OFF BY THE TREE IMPACT AND WAS LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF THE RESIDENCE. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE WRECKAGE. NO FUEL SMELL WAS DETECTED AT THE SCENE BY FIRST RESPONDERS

THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE CABIN. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FRAGMENTED AND DESTROYED. THE ENGINE CONTROL LEVERS WERE FIRE DAMAGED AND ALL LEVERS WERE POSITIONED FULLY FORWARD. THE FUEL SELECTOR PANEL AND TRIM WHEELS WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED EXCEPT FOR ONE ELEVATOR CABLE ATTACHMENT, WHICH HAD SEPARATED AT IMPACT.

THE LEFT WING REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE INBOARD SECTION OF WING DISPLAYED HEAT AND IMPACT DAMAGE. FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE WING ROOT WERE HEAT DAMAGED. NO FUEL OR FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS POSITIONED TO THE OUTBOARD TANK. THE CROSSFEED VALVE WAS CLOSED. THE LEFT AILERON REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE WING, THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE BELLCRANK AND CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE CABIN. THE LEFT FLAP REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE WING.

THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING AND ENGINE NACELLE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE WING SECTION OUTBOARD OF THE NACELLE WAS IMPACT SEPARATED ABOUT WING SECTION 95. THE OUTBOARD WING SECTION WITH A PIECE OF AILERON ATTACHED CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF THE HOME, ALONG WITH A SECTION OF THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE OUTBOARD TANK.

THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE EMPENNAGE. THE ELEVATOR CABLES REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ELEVATOR AND CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE CABIN. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND ATTACHED RUDDER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE EMPENNAGE AND SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE RUDDER CABLES REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE RUDDER AND CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE CABIN. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS SECURED UNTIL NTSB ARRIVAL.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 04/10/2019)

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 ERA19FA124Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMadeira, OHFuel starvation to the left engine and the resulting loss of engine power to that engine, and a loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed.Mar 12, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N400JM · 1

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

Incident 20021031032099IFinal Approach · Watkins, CO(-23) Aircraft was on ILS approach to front range airport. Pilot stated he broke out of overcast at approx. 300 feet at which time he disengaged autopilot and continued to fly manually to landing. Because of front windshield being almost totally obscured with…Oct 31, 2002 · Minor damage