- Date
- May 2, 1982, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70TTPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820502018759A
- Case key
- 71695
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fluid,fuel - improperCause
Maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improperCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - vehicleFactor
Analysis
During a business flight the aircraft's engines quit. The pilot attempted a gear-up emergency landing in a residential area. The aircraft impacted one pickup and two cars during the landing. Investigation revealed the aircraft had been mistakenly fueled with jet "a" fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70TT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8152149
- Airframe hours
- 175
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Milton Tankersley Jr. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Milton Tankersley Jr. Inc.
- Departed
- MDD · Midland, TX
- Destination
- Ft. Worth, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MDD · Midland Airpark
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,592 total · 120 in this make and model · 6,460 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.