Piper PA-28R-200 N2654T

Summary

On 30 October 1999 at about 17:18 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2654T was involved in an accident near Bogalusa, Louisiana, 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

30 October 1999 at 17:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

George R. Carr Memorial (BXA)

Coordinates

30.7807, -89.8606

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N2654T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA022

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power as a result of water contamination in the fuel system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the preflight inspection, the pilot drained '1/2 inch of water' from the fuel strainer. He continued sumping fuel until water was no longer present and then departed from runway 36. He turned crosswind at 500 feet agl, reduced the throttle to 25 inches of manifold pressure, and the engine began to 'run rough.' The pilot banked the airplane toward the airport, and while descending through 700 feet agl, the engine lost total power. During the ensuing forced landing, the airplane impacted pine trees and a fence and came to rest upright 1/2 mile north of the airport. An examination of the fuel system by an NTSB investigator revealed that the electric fuel pump contained corrosion (in the form of a white residue). Corrosion was also noted around the airframe fuel strainer attach point and within the fuel control servo. Furthermore, three tablespoons of water were drained from within the fuel servo.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.