- Date
- August 15, 1982, 22:30 local (Aug 16, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- 5nm Colorado Sp, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2292TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820815041739A
- Case key
- 69660
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot on a cross-country landed after 2.4 hrs. No refueling crew was found so he measured 15 gals into each tank forabout 25 gals each. The next leg was 3.5 hours. At 3.3 hrs both tanks were out of useable fuel 6 miles from the destination. A forced landing was made at night in an open rough field and the landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2292T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125640
- Airframe hours
- 3,441
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3H, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David M. Farrand
- Registered owner
- David M. Farrand
- Departed
- MCK · Mccook, NE
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- COS · Colorado Springs Muni., runway 17, 11,013 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 82 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 360° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.