# Accident 20220324004149A: Piper PA-32R-300, Saint George, UT, March 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2022, 13:50 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: St George Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0595° N, 113.4979° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0595&lon=-113.4979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220324004149A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2022, THE PIC OF N111NW TOOK ON ~37.4 GALLONS OF FUEL AT CASPER WYOMING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CPR).  THEY DEPARTED CPR AT ~1030 MST WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF SAINT GEORGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SGU).  ADSB DATA SHOWS AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT UNTIL DECENT INTO SGU.  AT ~ONE MILE OUT, ~3800 FEET ABOVE TERRAIN, N111NW LOST ALL ENGINE POWER.  THE PIC CALLED AN EMERGENCY TO THE TOWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PIC LOWERED FLAPS AND IMPACTED DESERT TERRAIN AT 1350 MST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SEVERE INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.  FUEL WAS PRESENT AT THE CRASH SITE AND THE FUEL PUMPS WERE PROVED OPERATIONAL BY THE NTSB.  ENGINE DOWNLOAD DATA CORRESPONDS WITH A LOSS OF POWER AT THE STATED ALTITUDE; HOWEVER, A FORMAL REPORT OF THE DOWNLOADED DATA BY LYCOMING IS STILL PENDING.  MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOW THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE WITH A NEW FACTORY LYCOMING ON MAY 1, 2020 AND THE TACHOMETER STATED A TOTAL TIME OF 204 HOURS.  NO OTHER MAINTENANCE ENTRIES APPEARED TO BE OF CONCERN.  THE NTSB AND LYCOMING ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ONCE FURTHER INFORMATION PRESENTS ITSELF.

## 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 WPR22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA127), Mar 24, 2022: Piper PA-32R-300 (N111NW), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N111NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20000612021099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612021099I), Jun 12, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N111NW), Orange City, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The statement by [privacy data omitted] indicated the landing gear collapsed after landing. A statement by [privacy data omitted] was the same as…

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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