Piper PA-28R-200 N909CW

Summary

On 21 November 2009 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N909CW, operated by GKW Corp, was involved in an accident near Hammonton, New Jersey, 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

21 November 2009 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hammonton, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Hammonton Municipal (N81)

Coordinates

39.6669, -74.7544

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N909CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

GKW Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hammonton → Hammonton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA073

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel vent.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he departed with the fuel selector in the left tank position. After takeoff, the pilot retracted the landing gear, turned left, and climbed the airplane to an altitude of 425 feet, at which point the engine stopped producing power. The pilot switched the fuel selector to the other fuel tank, but the engine failed to respond and he performed a forced landing to a field. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the fuel injector filter screen was completely occluded by metal particles. The metal particles extracted from the screen were most likely worn impeller vanes of an electric fuel boost pump, which was removed from the airplane two days prior to the accident. Disassembly of the pump installed on the airplane revealed no anomalies or abnormal wear. It was noted that the fuel vent on the left fuel tank was blocked and once cleared, fuel could flow to the gascolator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.