# Incident 19860526040059I: Piper PA22150, Modesto, CA, May 26, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2520P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520P-1997-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526040059I

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED FUEL TANKS ON TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY AND ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN A FIELD. STRUCK FLOAT IN CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N2520P (2)

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

- [Accident 19950429044099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429044099A), Apr 29, 1995: Piper PA22150 (N2520P), Rice, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on takeoff from short strip. Aborted. Nosed over landing. Blamed downdraft but wind calm.
- [Incident 19800417049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049279I), Apr 17, 1980: Piper PA22150 (N2520P), Beckworth, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft while landing with gusty crosswinds.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.