- Date
- July 31, 1991, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Manning, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N423FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910731038369A
- Case key
- 15134
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper selection of fuel tanks and improper in-flight emergency procedure by the pilot.
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
The pilot said that he experienced wing heaviness followed by a loss of power. He said that he failed to position the fuel selector lever in the proper position. An emergency ldg was attempted in a corn field which resulted in substantial airframe damage. The fuel selector lever was found to be positioned on the empty tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N423FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125204
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Parmley Aviation Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- FOD · Ft. Dodge, IA
- Destination
- CBF · Council Bluffs, IA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 4 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- OMA, 10 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.
Other investigations on N423FL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.