MATAMORIS, PA, USA
N7522P
PIPER PA-24-250
THE ACFT LANDED DOWNWIND AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AFTER WHICH IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THEPILOT HAD DISCOVERED A BAD BRAKE CYLINDER AND FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND WAS RETURNING THE ACFT TO THE MECHANIC WHO HAD PERFORMED THE ANNUAL 5 WKS EARLIER. DURING THE TRIP HE RAN LOW ON FUEL AND COULD NOT SWITCH TANKS SO HE LANDED DOWNWIND BECAUSE OF WIRES AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THERE WAS 23 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK BEING USED. HE SAID HE ENCOUNTERED HEAD WINDS WHICH FORCED HIM TO LAND AT THE PRIVATE STRIP WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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