# Incident 20210720012869I: Piper PA-24-250, Lancaster, OH, July 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2021, 13:35 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7253° N, 82.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7253&lon=-82.6063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5143P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5143P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (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-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 36 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210720012869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  LOST ENGINE POWER ON BASE TO FINAL APPROACH INTO FAIRFIELD CO. AIRPORT (LHQ) DUE TO LACK OF FUEL MANAGEMENT. AIRCRAFT N5143P LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON LEFT TANK. RIGHT TANK WAS A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF FULL.

## Other reports on N5143P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040819020409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040819020409I), Aug 19, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N5143P), Lancaster, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Inspector kevin tyree went to the accident scene and the pilot, gene saunders admitted to him that he neglected to lower the gear handle prior to…

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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