- Date
- May 1, 1990, 12:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Sedona, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7946YPiper PA30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900501012249A
- Case key
- 26790
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Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system.
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.
Analysis
The aircraft's right engine failed while the pilot was on a cross country flight. The pilot assumed the engine was producing some power and did not attempt to restart or secure the engine or feather the propeller. He diverted the flight to a nearby airport for landing and while on the downwind leg the left engine failed. The pilot turned towards the runway and impacted the ground on the runway. The impact sheared the landing gear. The fuel selectors were positioned to the aux tanks, which were found to be empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7946Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301042
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-C1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Haaf, Tom
- Registered owner
- Unkown
- Departed
- SMO · Santa Monica, CA
- Destination
- 2E1 · Dalhart, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SEZ · Sedona, runway 3, 5,131 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,589 total · 17 in this make and model · 1,402 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 135 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7946Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.