20240101000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Gordonville, PA · January 1, 2024

Date: January 1, 2024 · 14:40 local
Place: Gordonville, PA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N722RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA081
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,345 total637 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N722RMRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7440140 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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The selected fuel tank was exhausted, resulting in an in-flight engine shut down. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field, impacting 2 fences causing damage to aircraft left wing, right flap, right side of tail structure and vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

THE SELECTED FUEL TANK WAS EXHAUSTED, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, IMPACTING 2 FENCES CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT LEFT WING, RIGHT FLAP, RIGHT SIDE OF TAIL STRUCTURE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA24LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGordonville, PAThe pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and subsequent off-airport forced landing.Jan 1, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N722RM · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050328010259AForced/Precautionary Landing · Jeffersonville, IN(-23) On 03/28/2005 N722RM took off from clark county airport (jvy) on a IFR flight plan in IMC. On climb out the engine failed and the pilot turned back to the airport. After breaking out of IMC he landed in a field, damaging the aircraft. There were 4…Mar 28, 2005 · Substantial damage Incident 19990401033789IDescent · Goshen, IN(-23) During an instrument approach, the pilot was instructed to maintain 2500 MSL. The a/c was observed descending toward 1900 MSL. ATC reconfirmed the minimum vectoring altitude and instructed the pilot to maintain 2500 MSL until reaching balla…Apr 1, 1999