20191031017419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · New Piper PA-32R-301T · Paducah, KY · October 31, 2019

Date: October 31, 2019 · 19:26 local
Place: Paducah, KY
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N181AG
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20FA026
Reported as: New Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 570 total450 in this make and model

N181AGRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 2022 · New Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257416 · Built 2006 Airframe modelNew Piper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AH1AReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was destroyed during a forced landing, resulting from complete loss of engine power. During landing, the aircraft impacted a tree, removing the outer portion of left wing. Aircraft came to rest in a wooded area next to railroad tracks. A substantial portion of the aircraft was consumed by fire, resulting in the tail section, right wing, and engine/prop section remaining. Pilot was deceased

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING, RESULTING FROM COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE, REMOVING THE OUTER PORTION OF LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA NEXT TO RAILROAD TRACKS. A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE, RESULTING IN THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT WING, AND ENGINE/PROP SECTION REMAINING. PILOT WAS DECEASED

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 ERA20FA026Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPaducah, KYThe pilot’s failure to fully seat the fuel selector in the proper tank position during the descent for landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.Nov 1, 2019 · Destroyed