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April 8, 1991 · Piper PA 46 · N9113X

North Hollywood, CA

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 8, 1991
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 serious injuries)
Location
North Hollywood, CA
Aircraft
Piper PA 46
Tail Number
N9113X
Operator
Pask Hover Igor
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX91LA164

A Piper PA 46-310P lost engine power and collided with a telephone pole during the forced landing. The pilot contacted the TRACON and informed the facility he had a partial power loss. The airplane was about two miles east of the airport at about 3,500 feet MSL heading in a southwesterly direction. The TRACON instructed the pilot to turn 150 degrees for radar vectors to runway 33. The pilot did not turn to the 150 degree heading, but continued on a southwesterly course. The airplane flew past the approach ends of two runways. The airplane continued westbound and crashed 2.5 miles west of the airport. The pilot indicated the airplane had 300 pounds (about 50 gallons) of fuel on board at takeoff. The pilot operating handbook for the Piper PA 34-310P is about 16 gallons per hour. The duration of the flight was about one hour. There was no evidence of fuel in the airplane's fuel system or any evidence of fuel spillage from either of the wings after the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING, INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE GUIDED HIM TO A PROBABLE SAFE LANDING AT AN AIRPORT.

Full Narrative

A PIPER PA 46-310P LOSS ENGINE POWER AND COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TRACON AND INFORMED THE FACILITY HE HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TWO MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 3,500 FEET MSL HEADING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE TRACON INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN 150 DEGREES FOR RADAR VECTORS TO RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT DID NOT TURN TO THE 150 DEGREE HEADING, BUT CONTINUED ON A SOUTHWESTERLY COURSE. THE AIRPLANE FLEW PAST THE APPROACH ENDS OF TWO RUNWAYS. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED WESTBOUND AND CRASHED 2.5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT INDICATED THE AIRPLANE HAD 300 POUNDS (ABOUT 50 GALLONS) OF FUEL ON BOARD AT TAKEOFF. THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THE PIPER PA 34-310P IS ABOUT 16 GALLONS PER HOUR. THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT ONE HOUR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM OR ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE FROM EITHER OF THE WINGS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:19 PDT
Nearest AirportBURBANK (2nm W)
Runway33
Runway Length6885 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA 46
Tail NumberN9113X
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorPask Hover Igor
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TSIO 520BEI · Reciprocating · 310

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (2 serious injuries)
Fatal0
Serious2
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 36 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind340° @ 10 kt
Visibility20 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point63 F / 34 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time03:17
Weather SourceWFAC

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