# NTSB CHI94LA177: Piper PA-28R-201T, N3191Q, Bolivar, MO, May 27, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1994, 14:03 local (19:03 UTC)
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Coordinates: 37.600967, -93.41085 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6010&lon=-93.4108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9545/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA177

## Probable cause

the failure of a pressure fuel line.  A factor was the encountering of unsuitable terrain during a forced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - fuel system,line - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 11,000 FEET THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN THE MEDIAN OF A ROADWAY AND THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN EMBANKMENT.  SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND A FAILED PRESSURE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL MANIFOLD AND THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER AT THE SOLDER JOINT WHERE THE 'B' NUT ATTACHED THE LINE TO THE FUEL NOZZLE.

## Factual narrative

On May 27, 1994, at 1403 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R- 201T, N3191Q, registered to Kovacs & Tyner Aircraft Holding Corp. of Wilmington, Delaware, lost engine power while cruising at 11,000 feet mean seal level (MSL).  While conducting a forced landing on the median of a roadway the airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with an embankment.  The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions under provisions of an IFR flight plan.  The flight originated at Kansas City, Missouri, at 1305, with the intended destination of Atlanta, Georgia.

Subsequent examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel pressure line from the fuel manifold assembly to the number 5 cylinder had separated at the solder joint where the "B" nut attaches to the fuel nozzle at the number 5 cylinder.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3191Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3191Q-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 28R-7703095, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7703095
- Airframe hours: 2159
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360F 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kovacs & Tyner Acft Holding Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 14, 1993, 75 hours before
- Departed: GVW, KANSAS CITY, MO
- Destination: PDK, ATLANTA, GA
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,271 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940527012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940527012749A), May 27, 1994: Piper PA28R201T, Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage. Lost power at FL110. Landed on road. Veered off into dirt bank. Fuel pressure line b nut separated at solder joint.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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