# NTSB Accident MIA03LA006
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2002-10-23 · Las Palmas, PR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03LA006
- **Event ID:** 20021024X05380
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-23
- **Location:** Las Palmas, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.220283, -66.589279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N2838T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks resulting in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during a go-around. Additionally, the pilot's failure to monitor airspeed and proper touchdown point during the emergency landing resulted in another go-around attempt with partial power and inadequate airspeed that caused a collision with a field off the end of the runway.

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