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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Delta, CO · December 8, 2021

Date: December 8, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place: Delta, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N543AS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA065
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,179 total2,500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N543ASRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2023 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3250 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was completing touch and goes at ajz. On second touch and go engine failed at about 200 feet AGL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and verified fuel pump was on. Pilot was unable to restart engine and chose to belly land aircraft about 200 feet off of runway 03. Substantial damage occurred. Two people on board, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS COMPLETING TOUCH AND GOES AT AJZ. ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO ENGINE FAILED AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND VERIFIED FUEL PUMP WAS ON. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND CHOSE TO BELLY LAND AIRCRAFT ABOUT 200 FEET OFF OF RUNWAY 03. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN22LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDelta, COFuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power.Dec 8, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N543AS · 2

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

Incident 20190308001049ILanding: Touchdown · Sebring, FLMarch 08, 2019 - N543AS a 1962 Piper PA-24-250, s/n 24-3250, experienced a gear up landing on Sebring Regional Airport (ksef) runway 19 at approximately 2215. Pilot stated he departed from bartow. Conditions were VFR and wind speed between 4 and 5 knots. He…Mar 8, 2019 · Minor damage Incident 20030307008949ILevel Off Touchdown · Ft Myers, FL(-23) On March 7, 2003, aircraft N543AS departed punta gorda and was unable to retract the landing gear after takeoff. The pilot indicated that the gear was in the down position and the gear status green indicator light was on. The pilot made the decision to…Mar 7, 2003 · Minor damage