- Date
- May 15, 1988, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Floresville, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2RDPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880515070029A
- Case key
- 22641
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The engine stopped producing full power and the pilot had to make a forced landing in a pasture. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted a fence. The pilot said he found fuel in both tanks but the right tank had collapsed due to the tank vent being plugged with residue that was placed there by mud daubers. He said the left tank still had more fuel remaining than the right and had not collapsed. According to the manufacturer, this airplane has individual fuel tank vents and they are not interconnected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2RD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 368
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jon S. Blocker
- Registered owner
- Blocker, Jon S
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1987
- Departed
- 9R5 · Portland, TX
- Destination
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 322 total · 34 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.