# Accident 20211117019639A: Piper PA-28-180, Farmington, NM, November 17, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 17, 2021, 10:44 local time - Place: Farmington, NM - Airport: Four Corners Regional - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.7389° N, 108.2074° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7389&lon=-108.2074&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9467J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9467J-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180 - Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student - Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 136 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA041) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211117019639A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AT 10:44 MST, A PIPER PA-28-180 CHEROKEE, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FFZ, MESA AZ TO FMN, FARMINGTON, NM UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A ONE MILE FINAL TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MESA ARIZONA, ON NOVEMBER 17, 2021, AT 0816 MST. THE PRIVATE PILOT RENTED A CHEROKEE 180, N9467J FROM^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT FALCON FIELD ARIZONA. THIS WAS A SOLO FLIGHT FROM FFZ TO FMN. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING FFZ, N9467J HAD 36 GALLONS IN THE TANKS AND THAT IT WAS FILLED TO THE TABS. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD STATED THAT FLIGHT PLANNING REQUIRED 30 GALLONS TO MAKE THE TRIP. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF AT 7:45AM THAT MORNING FROM FFZ AND HAD TO RETURN DUE TO THE DOOR NOT LATCHING. UPON DEPARTING AGAIN FROM FFZ, FLIGHTAWARE SHOWS THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AGAIN AT 8:16AM AND CAME TO REST 3,200 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY 25 APPROACH END AT THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT (FMN) AT 10:44AM. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED FMN THAT HE NOTICED THE TANKS READ BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 GALLONS ON EACH SIDE. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 AND THAT HE DECIDED TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK SINCE IT APPEARED TO HAVE MORE FUEL. THE PRIVATE PILOT MENTIONED THAT ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER HE SWITCHED TANKS THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT HE WASN?T GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE HIT THE GROUND AND SKIDDED 50 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN A DIRT LOT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DUE TO DEPARTING FFZ AND THEN HAVING TO RETURN, THE PRIVATE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS ACCIDENT WAS COMPLACENCY. ## 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 WPR22LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA041), Nov 17, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N9467J), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Other reports on N9467J (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20200913010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913010089I), Sep 13, 2020: Piper PA-28-180 (N9467J), Minor damage. (9/14/2020 6:34 Am): mesa, AZ (ffz): , N9467J, PA28, instructional flight, landed RWY4L and veered off to the right resulting in prop strike w/ nose gear… - [Incident 20200720011539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720011539I), Jul 20, 2020: Piper PA-28-180 (N9467J), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilots summary of events: We originally were planning on doing my solo at falcon field, however, we briefed Chandler airport in case falcon was too… - [Incident 20060707024889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707024889I), Jul 7, 2006: Piper PA28180 (N9467J), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing, the left main landing gear torque link separated from the strut housing. Subsequently the left landing gear strut assembly separated from… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.