# Accident 20240210001399A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Spanish Fork, UT, February 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Municipal/Woodhouse Fl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1340° N, 111.6542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1340&lon=-111.6542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240210001399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INTENDED TO LAND IN SPK AFTER ABOUT A 1 HOUR FLIGHT DEPARTURE. DURING DECENT FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION BY VERIFYING FUEL TANKS SELECTOR SETTING AND MIXTURE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DIED AT APPROXIMATELY 6500' MSL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK POWER LINES AND WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TOUCHING DOWN IN THE FILED AND SKIDDING ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY INTO A DIRT BERM WITH LEFT WING STRIKING TREES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE ABOUT THE YAW AXIS 180 DEGREES COMING TO A STOP IN A NEAR BY RESIDENTIAL YARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR24LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA088), Feb 10, 2024: Piper PA-32R-301T (N989SR), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure proper placement of the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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