20221102016599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28 · Tanner, AL · November 2, 2022

Date: November 2, 2022 · 17:07 local
Place: Tanner, AL
Airport: Pryor Field Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8667W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA054
Reported as: Piper PA-28
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 158 total61 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N8667WRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2024 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10193 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot entered the traffic pattern at dcu with the intention of landing. Upon turning final for the runway, the engine sputtered, then eventually quit. Pilot was unable to reach the runway, resulting in landing in a field approximatley 250 yards short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT DCU WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING. UPON TURNING FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN EVENTUALLY QUIT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATLEY 250 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTanner, ALThe pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 2, 2022 · Substantial damage