# Incident 20210112000029I: Piper PA-32-260, Chariton, IA, January 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chariton, IA
- Airport: Chariton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0196° N, 93.3597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARITON MUNI (CNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0196&lon=-93.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 767 total, 62 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210112000029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SELECTED LEFT WING TIP TANK THAT WAS EMPTY. ENGINE ENTERED FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND CLIPPED A BUSH WITH LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.

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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