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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Camdenton, MO · September 14, 2023

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Date
September 14, 2023 · 11:58 local
Place
Camdenton, MO
Airport
Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7479W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
648 total465 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days
N7479WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1389 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed kozs for a test flight after receiving his aircraft after completion of an annual inspection. Witnesses stated the pilot did not perform a preflight or take on any fuel prior to departure. Maintenance personnel stated to the pilot that he only had approximately 1 hr worth of fuel. After approximately 1 hour of flight, the aircraft radioed that he was having engine trouble and asked for a priority to land. Priority was granted and the pilot stated he made one last go around over the airport while he was working on the fuel selector trying to get the engine to respond to input. The pilot again asked for priority/clearance and stated he needed to land immediately. While lining up to land, the pilot stated he noticed he was lined up on the taxiway and not the runway. With no power left, the pilot decided his only option was to land on the taxiway. The pilot successfully landed on the taxiway but shortly after beginning his rollout, departed the taxiway and entered the adjacent grass. Upon departing the taxiway, the aircraft sustained minimal damage due to the departure of the right main tire and collapse of the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED KOZS FOR A TEST FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. WITNESSES STATED THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A PREFLIGHT OR TAKE ON ANY FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED TO THE PILOT THAT HE ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 1 HR WORTH OF FUEL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT RADIOED THAT HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND ASKED FOR A PRIORITY TO LAND. PRIORITY WAS GRANTED AND THE PILOT STATED HE MADE ONE LAST GO AROUND OVER THE AIRPORT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE FUEL SELECTOR TRYING TO GET THE ENGINE TO RESPOND TO INPUT. THE PILOT AGAIN ASKED FOR PRIORITY/CLEARANCE AND STATED HE NEEDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. WHILE LINING UP TO LAND, THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED HE WAS LINED UP ON THE TAXIWAY AND NOT THE RUNWAY. WITH NO POWER LEFT, THE PILOT DECIDED HIS ONLY OPTION WAS TO LAND ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY BUT SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING HIS ROLLOUT, DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND ENTERED THE ADJACENT GRASS. UPON DEPARTING THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.