- Date
- October 22, 1981
- Place
- Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2425APiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811022071139A
- Case key
- 122980
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3145 81/10/22 SHOW LOW,AZ PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N2425A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOW LOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ SHOW LOW,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOUND ARPT AFTER BCMG LOST/DISORIENTED.LOST PWR W FUEL SEL ON NR EMPTY TNK.OTR TNK STILL FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2425A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Show Low
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.