Piper PA28 N57302
8 October 2010 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2010 at about 03:11 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N57302, operated by Benjamin L Price, was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. 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 03:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowman Field Airport (LOU)
- Coordinates
- 38.2281, -85.6636
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N57302
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Benjamin L Price
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Louisville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA013
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he estimated the airplane's fuel supply during his preflight planning by calculating the fuel consumed during the two previous flights. The pilot departed for his destination and planned to land with 45 minutes of fuel reserve. During the flight, the airplane encountered wind stronger than forecast and the airplane consumed more fuel than he had estimated. On descent for landing, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power and the pilot attempted to glide to the runway. As the airplane's airspeed and altitude decreased, the pilot opted to land on the freeway below. The airplane touched down in the middle lanes, skidded along the pavement, and came to rest in a ditch. During the accident sequence the airplane incurred damage to the right wing and horizontal stabilizer. Post-accident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that both tanks were absent of fuel and that there was no evidence of a preimpact mechanical anomaly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2010 | Piper PA28 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Flightsafety International | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2010 | Piper PA28 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | Shoreline Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2010 | Piper PA28 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Allen Friedlander | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2011 | Piper PA28 | Bogota, Colombia | Aeroclub de Colombia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2009 | Piper PA28 | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | John T. Bouley | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2010 | Beechcraft 58 | Bear Branch, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Air Service Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States | Air 51 Richmond LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Piper PA 46-350P | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | T & K LLC | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2010 | Fairchild SA227 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | Locair, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2010 | Healy RAF 2000 | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | Matthew J Healy | Serious injuries | - |