What happened
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On Thursday, October 10, 2019, at approximately 1553 EDT, a Piper archer PA-28 aircraft, registration n-number N8078X, was returning to Dayton south airport (mgy) from the branch county memorial airport (koeb). On descent into mgy the engine stopped running, the pilot elected to perform an emergency landing on spring valley road northeast of the airport. Shortly after landing on the road the aircraft struck a vehicle at the corner of yankee and west spring valley pike in Dayton, Ohio, 1.8 nautical miles north east of the destination airport.
The fuselage and left wing of the aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the impact with the vehicle. There was no post impact fire even though the fuel cell on the left was compromised. No evidence of fuel spillage was found at the scene. The fuel sector was found on the left tank at the accident scene, and functioned normally. The right wing was intact and contained fuel. The aircraft was moved to mgy airport, with NTSB permission, and placed in secure hanger.
On October 11, 2019 the investigation continued; fuel sample were taken from the right wing with no evidence of contamination or water found. Fuel screens were removed from the sediment bulb and fuel pump there was little to no contamination noted on the screens. Spark plugs were removed and inspected no notable finding found. All cylinders were intact and some compression was noted on each cylinder. The right fuel tank was drained of about 10 gallons of fuel.
The james m cox Dayton international airport (day), which is 19.2NM north of kmgy, weather observation reported the weather at 1556 EDT to be 10 statute miles of visibility, scattered clouds at 5,500 feet AGL and broken at 19,000 feet AGL, temperature of 27 degrees celsius, and winds out of the southwest at 9 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1553 EDT, A PIPER ARCHER PA-28 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N8078X, WAS RETURNING TO DAYTON SOUTH AIRPORT (MGY) FROM THE BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KOEB). ON DESCENT INTO MGY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SPRING VALLEY ROAD NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON THE ROAD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VEHICLE AT THE CORNER OF YANKEE AND WEST SPRING VALLEY PIKE IN DAYTON, OHIO, 1.8 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH EAST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.
THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL CELL ON THE LEFT WAS COMPROMISED. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE FUEL SECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT TANK AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE RIGHT WING WAS INTACT AND CONTAINED FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO MGY AIRPORT, WITH NTSB PERMISSION, AND PLACED IN SECURE HANGER.
ON OCTOBER 11, 2019 THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED; FUEL SAMPLE WERE TAKEN FROM THE RIGHT WING WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION OR WATER FOUND. FUEL SCREENS WERE REMOVED FROM THE SEDIMENT BULB AND FUEL PUMP THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO CONTAMINATION NOTED ON THE SCREENS. SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED NO NOTABLE FINDING FOUND. ALL CYLINDERS WERE INTACT AND SOME COMPRESSION WAS NOTED ON EACH CYLINDER. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED OF ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL.
THE JAMES M COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY), WHICH IS 19.2NM NORTH OF KMGY, WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1556 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 5,500 FEET AGL AND BROKEN AT 19,000 FEET AGL, TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 9 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.