- Date
- September 18, 1982, 00:05 local (04:05 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6253PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820918047449A
- Case key
- 70614
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft was on final approach for landing when the engine lost power. The power loss occurred when the plane was about 40 to 50 ft AGL and 1/4 mile from the runway. The plane touched down short of the runway and collided with approach lights. After coming to a stop on the runway, the pilot switched to another fuel tank, started the engine, and taxied to the parking area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6253P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1360
- Airframe hours
- 3,166
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Miller/Morris Shnur
- Registered owner
- Robert Miller/Morris Shnur
- Departed
- Auburn, ME
- Destination
- Erie, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ERI · Erie International, runway 24, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 468 total · 60 in this make and model · 468 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6253P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.