What happened
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On October 13, 2019 at approximately 12:15 local time, aircraft N75139, a Piper PA-28R-200, s/n: 28R-7635269, crashed in a grassy field approximately 800 feet north of Kezer Air Ranch Airport (61TE). The aircraft was attempting to land on runway 16 at 61TE after experiencing engine power loss approximately 7 miles north of 61TE. The accident occurred in visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft is owned by U.S. Aviation group, LLC and was flown by a certificated commercial pilot with aircraft single engine land rating and a valid second class medical certificate. The aircraft landed in a field with landing gear down, approximately 1,100 feet north of 61TE, and impacted a steel gate approximately 1,000 feet north of 61TE. The aircraft came to rest on its belly facing west approximately 800 feet north of 61TE. Aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot received a minor injury. The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft. On scene investigation revealed the left wing had no fuel and the right wing had approximately 20 gallons. Flight control and engine control continuity was verified. No restrictions were found in the air intake. Approximately 4 ounces of fuel was sumped from the gascolator. Fuel sumped from the right fuel tank contained no water or visible particulates. All spark plugs were visually inspected. All spark plugs except for the lower #4 spark plug found to be in good condition with little to no carbon build up and no lead deposits. Lower #4 spark plug oil fouled. Engine performance run was performed on the airframe after aircraft recovery and no discrepancies were noted. Fuel selector valve was visually checked and an operational check during the engine run revealed no discrepancies. Aircraft maintenance records were reviewed and revealed no discrepancies that would have contributed to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N75139, A PIPER PA-28R-200, S/N: 28R-7635269, CRASHED IN A GRASSY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH OF KEZER AIR RANCH AIRPORT (61TE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT 61TE AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE POWER LOSS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF 61TE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY U.S. AVIATION GROUP, LLC AND WAS FLOWN BY A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AIRCRAFT SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING AND A VALID SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, APPROXIMATELY 1,100 FEET NORTH OF 61TE, AND IMPACTED A STEEL GATE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET NORTH OF 61TE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY FACING WEST APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH OF 61TE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WING HAD NO FUEL AND THE RIGHT WING HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS. FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. NO RESTRICTIONS WERE FOUND IN THE AIR INTAKE. APPROXIMATELY 4 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS SUMPED FROM THE GASCOLATOR. FUEL SUMPED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED NO WATER OR VISIBLE PARTICULATES. ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED. ALL SPARK PLUGS EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER #4 SPARK PLUG FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LITTLE TO NO CARBON BUILD UP AND NO LEAD DEPOSITS. LOWER #4 SPARK PLUG OIL FOULED. ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRFRAME AFTER AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS VISUALLY CHECKED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK DURING THE ENGINE RUN REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
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