Piper PA-28-140 N5265T
26 June 2001 · Rochester, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2001 at about 00:54 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5265T, operated by Bill Law Aviation, was involved in an accident near Rochester, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. 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 00:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rochester International (ROC)
- Coordinates
- 43.1291, -77.7298
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5265T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bill Law Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rochester → Rochester
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA153
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion, due to the student pilot's failure to monitor his fuel supply.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot departed on a local flight, staying in the traffic pattern to practice landings. After two hours of flight, the engine lost power. The pilot made a forced landing to rising terrain, and the airplane struck a fence. The left fuel tank was ruptured, and there was a small fuel spill on the ground. The fuel selector was found selected to the right tank, which was intact, and contained 18 ounces of fuel. Records indicated that after the airplane was last refueled, it was flown on a local flight for 2.2 hours prior to the student pilot's accident flight. The student pilot also indicated that he was aware of the previous flight. The student pilot reported that when he preflighted the airplane, there was sufficient fuel onboard for 3 hours of flight. In addition, the student pilot also reported that he did not track his fuel quantity by looking at the fuel gauges. When power was applied to the airplane, both fuel gauges indicated empty tanks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Monroe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-235 | Crestline, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Air Desert Pacific | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-28-RT201 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 152 | Corning, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Boeing 767-200ER | New York City, New York, United States | American Airlines | Fatal | 92 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 182P | Oswego, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Cattaraugus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Airbus A300B4-605R | Belle Harbor, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 260 |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Islip, New York, United States | Helicopter Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |