# Incident 19851221070829I: Piper STCPA22, Gustine, TX, December 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gustine, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 98.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gustine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-98.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2972P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972P-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 83 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221070829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSED OVER DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILED. MOLDED CELLULAR CARBURETOR FLOAT ABSORBS AUTO FUEL.

## Other reports on N2972P (1)

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

- [Accident 20040903019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903019399A), Sep 3, 2004: Piper PA22150 (N2972P), Mountain Home, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had departed llano airport in VMC conditions, on a VFR flight plan with full fuel. The pilot had conducted a touch and go at Goebel field on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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