# Accident 20211029018469A: Piper PA-30, Waverly, TN, October 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Waverly, TN
- Airport: Humphreys County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0243° N, 87.8192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0243&lon=-87.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,037 total, 108 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211029018469A

## Narrative

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

A SHORT TIME AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT THE PILOT DECIDED TO ALTER IS FLIGHT PLAN DUE TO LOW FUEL INDICATION. A NEARBY AIRPORT WAS CHOSEN AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING POSITIONED TO PLACE THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP TO FOR FINAL THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT EVALUATED HIS POSITION AND  LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE NEAREST AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA22LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA037), Oct 29, 2021: Piper PA-30 (N30SH), Waverly, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pre-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N30SH (1)

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

- [Incident 19830426072409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426072409I), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA30 (N30SH), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed after landing. The gear motor was found to operate intermittently.

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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