# Accident 20220604017469A: Piper PA-32-300, Snohomish, WA, June 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8868° N, 122.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8868&lon=-122.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 16 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604017469A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AT HARVEY FIELD AIRPORT, WA (S43) AND TAXIING OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE PIC STATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER THEN SURGED. AFTER THE PIC MANIPULATED THE CONTROLS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN NORMAL. BEFORE DEPARTING HARVEY FIELD, THE PIC SUMPED THE FUEL TANKS BUT DID NOT REFUEL AIRCRAFT. PIC PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP AND ENGINE INDICATION WERE NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER TAKE OFF AND INTO THE CLIMB AT JUST BELOW 700 FEET, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT RUNNING. PIC CHECKED THE MIXTURE AND THE FUEL PUMP. PIC STATED HE DID NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS.  PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD SOUTH-WEST OF HARVEY FIELD.

## 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 WPR22LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA204), Jun 4, 2022: Piper PA-32-300 (N561PK), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s improper fuel tank selection and inadequate preflight inspection.

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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