Piper PA-28-140 N5748U

Summary

On 27 September 2010 at about 02:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5748U, operated by Scott Schneider, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 2010 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.8250, -150.3947

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5748U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scott Schneider

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Alsworth → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC10CA099

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on the last leg of a personal cross-country flight and experienced engine anomalies due to lack of fuel. The engine experienced a total loss of power and he reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic approach controller that he had a fuel-related emergency. The pilot was given a direction and distance to the airport, but he determined the airplane was not capable of gliding that distance. The pilot performed a forced landing in a mash and the airplane nosed over on the landing roll. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.