# NTSB MIA08CA017: Piper PA-28-140, N9610W, Hyannis, MA, November 14, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 14, 2007, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC) - Place: Hyannis, MA - Coordinates: 41.6680555555556, -70.2747222222222 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6681&lon=-70.2747&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Boston FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 67230 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08CA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67230/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA017 ## Probable cause The student pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - fuel tank selector position - improper, dual student (cause) - supervision - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, landing - roll - object - pole ## Analysis The student pilot stated that he departed the Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/ Ploando field (HYA), Hyannis, Massachusetts on an instructional flight with his certified flight instructor (CFI). After flying for about 40 minutes, he radioed the HYA control tower with ATIS information foxtrot. He stated at that time he believed that he switched the fuel tank selector from the left tank to off to right tank position. Then he pulled the power back and continued his descent. At about 400 feet he attempted to add power with no response from the engine. He informed the CFI that there was no power, they were losing altitude, and that they would not make it to the HYA airfield. According to him, the instructor then took control of the airplane and turned to avoid trees and power lines. The CFI landed the airplane in a field adjacent to the airfield, and collided with a pole. The student pilot continued by saying that after reviewing what happened, he realized that the fuel selector goes from "left to right to off, not the way he thought." He went on to say, that "he was not fully knowledgeable of the equipment on the plane." According to the CFI, they were cleared for the "touch and go." He reported that at 400 feet the student pilot informed him that there was no power from the engine. He immediately took control of the airplane, and made an emergency landing. ## Factual narrative The student pilot stated that he departed the Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/ Ploando field (HYA), Hyannis, Massachusetts on an instructional flight with his certified flight instructor (CFI). After flying for about 40 minutes, he radioed the HYA control tower with ATIS information foxtrot. He stated at that time he believed that he switched the fuel tank selector from the left tank to off to right tank position. Then he pulled the power back and continued his descent. At about 400 feet he attempted to add power with no response from the engine. He informed the CFI that there was no power, they were losing altitude, and that they would not make it to the HYA airfield. According to him, the instructor then took control of the airplane and turned to avoid trees and power lines. The CFI landed the airplane in a field adjacent to the airfield, and collided with a pole. The student pilot continued by saying that after reviewing what happened, he realized that the fuel selector goes from "left to right to off, not the way he thought." He went on to say, that "he was not fully knowledgeable of the equipment on the plane." According to the CFI, they were cleared for the "touch and go." He reported that at 400 feet the student pilot informed him that there was no power from the engine. He immediately took control of the airplane, and made an emergency landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9610W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9610W-2008-09-04), registration cancelled 2008-09-04, S/N 28-23064, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-23064 - Airframe hours: 2216.3 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2A 140 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: David Mccrosin, doing business as Cape Cod Aero Incorporated - Registered owner: Cape Cod Aero Incorporated - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2007, 9 hours before - Departed: HYA, HYANNIS, MA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: HYA, Barnstable Muni-Boardman/Polan ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 23; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: right; flight hours: 1,860 total, 200 in this make and model, 1,660 as pilot in command, 220 in the last 90 days, 90 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 12 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KHYA, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20071114826529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071114826529A), Nov 14, 2007: Piper PA28140, Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot selected the "off" position on the fuel selector instead of the "right" position. Student pulled the power back and thought the engine was… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.