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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Naples, FL · December 19, 2020

Date
December 19, 2020 · 13:00 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Naples Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N662TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA087
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-BE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During IFR flight from srq (sarasota) to eyw (key west) aircraft loss engine power at seven thousand feet altitude after switching from rt. Fuel tank to lt. fuel tank. Pilot return to lt. fuel tank but was unable to restart engine.

As the FAA filed it

DURING IFR FLIGHT FROM SRQ (SARASOTA) TO EYW (KEY WEST) AIRCRAFT LOSS ENGINE POWER AT SEVEN THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE AFTER SWITCHING FROM RT. FUEL TANK TO LT. FUEL TANK. PILOT RETURN TO LT. FUEL TANK BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.