Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI83LA447

CONNEAUT, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N4511T

PIPER PA-28-140

Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE DESCENDING NEAR HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG STOPPED & STARTED 3 OR 4 TIMES, THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. JUST PRIOR TO THAT, HE NOTED THE RIGHT FUEL GAGE INDICATED 8 GAL & THE LEFT GAGE INDICATED 2 GAL. HE THEN LANDED 'IN THE ROUGH' ON A GOLF COURSE. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE & RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, BOTH WINGS & THE ENG COWLING WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, BOTH TANKS APPEARED TO BE EMPTY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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