19811221089559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Maple Grove, MN · December 21, 1981

Date
December 21, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Maple Grove, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101MS
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total144 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit when pilot switched from empty tank and boost pump sucked air in system. Pilot used automotive fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT SWITCHED FROM EMPTY TANK AND BOOST PUMP SUCKED AIR IN SYSTEM. PILOT USED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

Other reports on N101MS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.