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A PA-32 pilot landed straight ahead in a parking lot when the engine failed shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 853611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 700 Flight Crew Type 425 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I did a normal pre-flight and run-up. No water in fuel; and I was using the left tip tank which was full. The right tip tank was also full; and each main had a small amount of fuel in it.T the plane accelerated quickly and no problems where noted. I was doing a practice short field takeoff. Just after I went from 20 degrees flaps to 10 degrees flaps; I experienced an engine stumble then stoppage. Altitude when noted appeared to be about 300 feet. I executed the proper procedure at that point. I landed off field in a parking lot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-32 pilot landed straight ahead in a parking lot when the engine failed shortly after takeoff.
Narrative: I did a normal pre-flight and run-up. No water in fuel; and I was using the left tip tank which was full. The right tip tank was also full; and each main had a small amount of fuel in it.T The plane accelerated quickly and no problems where noted. I was doing a practice short field takeoff. Just after I went from 20 degrees flaps to 10 degrees flaps; I experienced an engine stumble then stoppage. Altitude when noted appeared to be about 300 feet. I executed the proper procedure at that point. I landed off field in a parking lot.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.