- Date
- March 22, 1993, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41422Piper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930322005829A
- Case key
- 11921
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Probable cause
A disconnection of the fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the flight was cruising at 1300 feet above the ground, when the engine lost power. He stated that before the loss of engine power, he noticed the smell of fuel. He tried to restart the engine using the emergency procedures, but he was unsuccessful. The pilot stated that a forced landing was made in a field covered with about 5 to 6 feet of snow. The airplane impacted the side of a steep hill separating the left main gear and twisting the left wing. Examination of the fuel system revealed a disconnection of the line fitting in the fuel line leading to the fuel selector valve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41422
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7415209
- Airframe hours
- 4,860
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth J Winiarski Jr.
- Registered owner
- Kenneth J Winiarski Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1992 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- PQI · Presque Isle, ME
- Destination
- HUL · Houlton, ME
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,078 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 998 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BGR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.