# NTSB DEN82DA163: Piper PA-28-140, N2292T, 5nm Colorado Sp, CO, August 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 22:30 local (Aug 16, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place: 5nm Colorado Sp, CO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69660/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA163

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear - failure,total
  - landing gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2292T), registered now, S/N 28-7125640, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7125640
- Airframe hours: 3441
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820815041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815041739A), Aug 15, 1982: Piper PA28140, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to refuel at last stop. Ran out of fuel after 3 hours aloft. A night crash landing in rough field ensued.

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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