# Accident 20221102016599A: Piper PA-28, Tanner, AL, November 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2022, 17:07 local time
- Place: Tanner, AL
- Airport: Pryor Field Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6672° N, 86.9456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6672&lon=-86.9456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8667W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8667W-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 61 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221102016599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA054), Nov 2, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N8667W), Tanner, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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