# Accident 20211112019449A: Piper PA-28-180, St Petersburg, FL, November 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2021, 18:31 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7662° N, 82.5045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7662&lon=-82.5045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5862W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5862W-2022-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 108 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211112019449A

## Narrative

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

PIC MOVED FUEL SELECTOR TO SELECT FUEL SUPPLY FROM OTHER WING TANK, BUT INADVERTENTLY MOVED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO OFF POSITION CAUSING FUEL STARVATION AND IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN.  DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE HIS MISTAKE BEFORE HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE WATER.

## 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 ERA22LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA066), Nov 12, 2021: Piper PA28 (N5862W), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent selection of an off fuel selector position, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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