- Date
- July 3, 1986, 14:03 local (19:03 UTC)
- Place
- Davenport, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6FFPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860703040799A
- Case key
- 34208
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Analysis
The owner of the airplane had not flown since 1980 and was receiving instruction to become current and was to receive a bfr on this trip also. The airplane had been rebuilt after a forced landing and also had just received an annual inspection. The airplane had been delivered by the flight instructor. Everything was normal on this flight until the landing gear handle was placed to extend. When the gear did not extend, a go-around was made and gear was exteneded after the circuit breakers were pushed in. On turn to final, the engine quit and airplane made a forced landing short of the runway. Inspection revealed tanks empty, tanks collapsed upward to the extent the fuel quantity senders were indicating there was still fuel in tanks. Insects were found in plugged fuel tank vents.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6FF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1582
- Airframe hours
- 2,581
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Berry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- IG5 · Medina, OH
- Airport
- DVN · Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 28,000 total · 25 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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