- Date
- May 12, 1988, 14:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGGNHPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11365
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had a total loss of eng power about 7 miles short of the destination necessitating a forced landing in a schoolyard. The acft had been flown about 4.4 hrs since it was last refueled. Examination of the acft revealed less than a gallon of fuel aboard. The plt said he used about 60 percent power at 7500 ft MSL during the flight. This computes to about 7 gph fuel flow. The plt said he leaned the fuel mixture until eng RPM dropped and then enriched until the previous RPM setting was restored. The carb heat was found in the on position although the plt said he did not operate it when power loss occurred. This was the plt first flight in this model/series acft after receiving a 0.4 hrs checkout in it.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGGNH
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7505068
- Airframe hours
- 1,161
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Oshawa Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Oshawa Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1988 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Destination
- DCA · Washington, DC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DCA · Washington Natl, runway 15, 5,189 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 4 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA, 6 nm away