Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Rochester International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Rochester, New York 14624
Monday, June 25, 2001 20:54 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
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.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Fuel exhaustion, due to the student pilot's failure to monitor his fuel supply.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/25/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 2054 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Rochester |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 14624 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 430652N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0744038W |
| Event Location Airport | Rochester International |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | ROC |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 560 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2054 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ROC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 560 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 8500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 110 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.26 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 1200 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 11108 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Eastern Region Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 25 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2127 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 28 2001 7:25AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Rochester, New York |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N5265T |
| NTSB Number | NYC01LA153 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Piper |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28-140 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28-7225380 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2150 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 18 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 24 |
| Airframe Hours | 3816 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Banner Express |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 27 Boughton Hill Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Honeoye Falls |
| Aircraft Owner State | NY |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 14472 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Bill Law Aviation |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 1313 Scottsville Road |
| Operator City | Rochester |
| Operator State | NY |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 14624 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | ROC |
| Departure City | Rochester |
| Departure State | NY |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1845 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | ROC |
| Destination City | Rochester |
| Destination State | NY |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - final approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | Yes |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 5 2001 10:01AM |
| User who most recently changed record | COXP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 07 |
| Runway Length | 4403 |
| Runway Width | 140 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |