# NTSB CHI06CA040: Piper PA-28-180, N3619R, Marshall, MO, November 23, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 22, 2005, 19:45 local (Nov 23, 2005, 01:45 UTC) - Place: Marshall, MO - Coordinates: 39.095832, -93.202774 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0958&lon=-93.2028&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Kansas City, MO, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62924 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62924/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA040 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - preflight planning/preparation - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - light condition - night (contributing factor) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - rough/uneven - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3619R), registered now, S/N 28-5714, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-5714 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: minor; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20051122028429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122028429A), Nov 22, 2005: Piper PA28180, Marshall, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed sheridan, id (5I4) in Piper PA-28-180, N3619, at approximately 1735 EST on November 22, 2005, enroute to harrisonville, MO (lry). At… From the NTSB's public API. 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