20240531006639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Colorado Spring, CO · May 31, 2024

Date
May 31, 2024 · 12:45 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7500P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA206
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On may 31, 2024 pilot of privacy data omitted while on extended downwind for runway 17 experience a total loss of engine power. Pilot stated he couldnt make 17, ATC cleared him for 13, pilot could not make 13 and called mayday. Landed short of the airport. The weather at the time of the accident was VMC. 2 POB, passenger suffered minor injuries and the pilot suffered no injuries.

It was noticed that their was some type of white cloudy substance in the fuel samples cloected at the scene, the samples will be further reviewed and an atempted engine run will take place at a future date this report will be amended at that time.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 31, 2024 PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 17 EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT STATED HE COULDNT MAKE 17, ATC CLEARED HIM FOR 13, PILOT COULD NOT MAKE 13 AND CALLED MAYDAY. LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VMC. 2 POB, PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

IT WAS NOTICED THAT THEIR WAS SOME TYPE OF WHITE CLOUDY SUBSTANCE IN THE FUEL SAMPLES CLOECTED AT THE SCENE, THE SAMPLES WILL BE FURTHER REVIEWED AND AN ATEMPTED ENGINE RUN WILL TAKE PLACE AT A FUTURE DATE THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT THAT TIME.

NTSB investigation

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