What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 26, 2022, Piper PA-22-160, privacy data omittedwas flying VFR from harrison county (kasl @ martial TX) - fort smith regional airport (kfsm) - boone county airport (khro @ harrison, AR). This was an angel flight from kasl-kfsm. The pilot claims he may/may not have completely topped off to 36 gallons at kasl and departed for a planned 2.5 hour flight. Memphis center canceled radar services with the airplane about 1-2 minutes prior to fuel exhaustion about 15 miles prior to the destination airport.
privacy data omitted Started the decent into khro and then the aircraft appeared to run out of fuel causing a complete power failure. There was no mechanical reason found for the fuel starvation, it was determined that it was possibly not completely topped off as thought. This coupled with headwinds, at approximately 1525 central timeprivacy data omittedlanded in a field, while rolling out, after a successful landing, the nose gear hit a hole, collapsing the nose gear spinning the aircraft around and coming to rest at a lat/long of approximately N36.16, W93.35 which is about 12NM sw of khro, causing substantial damage to the aircraft, no injuries to the single occupant.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 26, 2022, PIPER PA-22-160, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FLYING VFR FROM HARRISON COUNTY (KASL @ MARTIAL TX) - FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSM) - BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (KHRO @ HARRISON, AR). THIS WAS AN ANGEL FLIGHT FROM KASL-KFSM. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE MAY/MAY NOT HAVE COMPLETELY TOPPED OFF TO 36 GALLONS AT KASL AND DEPARTED FOR A PLANNED 2.5 HOUR FLIGHT. MEMPHIS CENTER CANCELED RADAR SERVICES WITH THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ABOUT 15 MILES PRIOR TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED THE DECENT INTO KHRO AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO RUN OUT OF FUEL CAUSING A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL REASON FOUND FOR THE FUEL STARVATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY NOT COMPLETELY TOPPED OFF AS THOUGHT. THIS COUPLED WITH HEADWINDS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 CENTRAL TIME^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED IN A FIELD, WHILE ROLLING OUT, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR HIT A HOLE, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND COMING TO REST AT A LAT/LONG OF APPROXIMATELY N36.16, W93.35 WHICH IS ABOUT 12NM SW OF KHRO, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO THE SINGLE OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
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