Piper PA-32-300 N364BW
6 January 2005 · Polkton, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 January 2005 at about 00:39 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N364BW, operated by Package Express, was involved in an accident near Polkton, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Polkton, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9908, -80.1631
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N364BW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Package Express
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Myrtle Beach → Concord
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ATL05LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The engine lost power in cruise flight at night, and the pilot's attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful. During forced landing, the airplane collided onto a berm. Examination revealed the right main fuel tank was empty, the electric fuel boost pump operated, and no mechanical defect was determined. The airplane's engine was disassembled, inspected, reassembled, and test run for 2 hours 15 minutes with no mechanical malfunction observed. The engine was reinstalled on the airplane, the airplane was returned to service, and the engine again lost power during a subsequent flight on February 8, 2005. Following second mishap, test bench examination of the engine-driven fuel pump revealed excessive fuel leakage from the shaft seal at the drive end of the pump. Disassembly examination of the unit revealed the rotor seal at the pump's drive end was worn beyond manufacturer's specifications, and wear and damage to the rotor interface with the drive coupling were observed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-32-300 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Robert J. McMane | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-32-300 | Wabash, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Mar 2005 | Piper PA-32-300 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-32-301 | Williams, Arizona, United States | Robert H. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-32-301 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Gregory Rexroad | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2005 | Piper PA-32-301T | Destin, Florida, United States | David White | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Cessna 172R | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | First In Flight Aviation | No injuries | - |
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