Piper PA-28-160 N5293W

Summary

On 1 August 2000 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5293W was involved in an accident near Burlington, Wisconsin, 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

1 August 2000 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Burlington Municipal Arpt (C52)

Coordinates

42.6698, -88.2696

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-160

Registration

N5293W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Lake Geneva

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

CHI00LA235

Nobody was injured.

loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence during the forced landing attempt. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to turn back toward the runway during the forced landing attempt, the airport fence, and the corn crop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he had gotten airborne and was approximately 300 feet above the ground when "the aircraft engine had a sudden loss of power. I was already in a slight right hand turn, so I sharpened the turn, in an attempt to return to the runway. The attempt failed." An examination of the fuel system showed negligible fuel in the left main tank. The right main tank showed approximately 10 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was on the right tank. Fuel was observed in the gascolator. During a post- crash examination, the engine was started and ran at idle power. Examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.