Piper PA-31-325 N3586W

Summary

On 7 May 1984 at about 02:18 local time, a Piper PA-31-325 registered N3586W was involved in an accident near Eglin Afb, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 May 1984 at 02:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Eglin Afb, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Eglin Afb (VPS)

Coordinates

30.4605, -86.5408

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-325

Registration

N3586W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eglin Afb → Ft Walton Bch

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA84FA162

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER ARRIVING AT EGLIN AFB, THE PLT DETERMINED HE WOULD NEED MORE FUEL TO COMPLETE THE NEXT LEG OF THE FLT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO AVGAS REFUELING AVAILABLE AT EGLIN. THE PLT DISEMBARKED THE PAX & FLEW IFR TO FT WALTON BEACH TO REFUEL. A MISSED APPROACH WAS EXECUTED AT FT WALTON BEACH & THE PLT DIVERTED BACK TO EGLIN AFB. APRX 3 MI FROM EGLIN, THE RGT ENG QUIT. ON SHORT FINAL, THE LEFT ENG SURGED & THE PLT FEATHERED THE LEFT PROP. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND & THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY LOCK DOWN. AN INVESTIGATIONREVEALED THAT ALL FOUR FUEL TANKS WERE VIRTUALLY EMPTY, EXCEPT THE LEFT AUX TANK HAD ABOUT 5.5 GALS REMAINING. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED THE TANKS WERE ABOUT 1/4 FULL JUST BEFORE THE ENGS LOST POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.