Piper PA28 N8283V

Summary

On 7 June 2022 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N8283V, operated by Delta Qualiflight Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, 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.

Date

7 June 2022 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Worth Meacham Intl (FTW)

Coordinates

32.8100, -97.3638

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N8283V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Delta Qualiflight Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stephenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA237

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was practicing a touch-and-go landing following a cross-country flight when the accident occurred. During the takeoff portion of the touch and go, at an altitude of 100 ft above the runway, the engine stopped producing power. The student pilot performed a forced landing and the left wing collided with a tree and separated which resulted in substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the airplane found the right fuel tank was empty and the left fuel tank was about ½ full of fuel. The student pilot reported the right fuel tank was selected when the engine lost power. It is likely that the engine lost power when it was starved of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.