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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Indianapolis, IN · August 28, 1982

Date
August 28, 1982 · 11:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8438L
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total180 in this make and model6 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 failed and pilot made a forced landing on a highway. Found fuel system contaminated with metal shavings.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. FOUND FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATED WITH METAL SHAVINGS.