- Date
- November 22, 2005, 19:45 local (Nov 23, 2005, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3619RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Kansas City, MO, FSDO
- FAA report
- 20051122028429A
- Case key
- 62924
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Probable cause
An in-flight loss of engine power in descent due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's inaccurate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered and the night conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with rough terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power when the airplane was in descent for the Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport, near Marshall, Missouri. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot's accident report stated, "Final destination was to be Harrington, MO with a fuel stop at Marshall, MO. Airplane had full fuel on departure from Sheridan. Forced landing was 4.6 [nautical miles] short of intended fuel stop at Marshall, MO." The pilot's safety recommendation was, "I should have scheduled my fuel stop earlier. I also should have leaned out the fuel mixture and used the proper power setting to obtain 75% power. As it was I flight planned for a 10 [gallons] per hour fuel consumption when in fact my actual fuel consumption rate was higher."
Factual narrative
On November 22, 2005, about 1945 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with rough terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power when the airplane was in descent for the Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport, near Marshall, Missouri. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported that he sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from the Sheridan Airport, near Sheridan, Indiana, at 1735 eastern standard time.
The pilot's accident report stated:
Departed Sheridan, IN at 5:35pm local time. Final destination was
to be Harrington, MO with a fuel stop at Marshall, MO. Airplane
had full fuel on departure from Sheridan. Forced landing was 4.6
[nautical miles] short of intended fuel stop at Marshall, MO.
The pilot's safety recommendation was:
I should have scheduled my fuel stop earlier. I also should have
leaned out the fuel mixture and used the proper power setting to
obtain 75% power. As it was I flight planned for a 10 [gallons] per
hour fuel consumption when in fact my actual fuel consumption rate
was higher.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3619R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-5714
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bachelor Cabin Flying Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 2005
- Departed
- 5I4 · Sheridan, IN
- Destination
- MHL · Marshall, MO
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
- 48
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 15 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Observed at
- DMO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.