- Date
- January 6, 1986, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Peoria, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7049PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860106000219A
- Case key
- 25047
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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) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The acft landed short of the intended rwy and collided with a cement block wall surrounding a trailer park on the apch path to the rwy. The plt stated that the eng quit on the final apch to landing due to apparent fuel starvation. He reported that he checked the fuel in both tanks prior to the flt and must have overestimated the fuel quantity.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7049P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2198
- Airframe hours
- 4,194
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William D. Whitley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1985 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- P37
- Airport
- P37 · Glendale, runway 17, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 936 total · 350 in this make and model · 875 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °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.