# Accident 20200605010049A: Piper PA-22-108, Ischua, NY, June 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ischua, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2486° N, 78.3653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2486&lon=-78.3653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5044Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044Z-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200605010049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 6/5/2020 AT APPROX., 1830, N5044Z DEPARTED D23 FOR OLE.

WHILE ON APPROACH TO OLE THE PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK, THE ENGINE QUIT AND RESTARTED THREE TIMES AND THEN COMPLETELY CEASED OPERATING. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RNWY 22 AT OLE BUT WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES JUST INSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE APPROX. 470 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD 3/8 TANK OF FUEL ON THE RIGHT AND ABOUT 1 GALLON IN THE LEFT AT DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA211), Jun 5, 2020: Piper PA22 (N5044Z), Olean, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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