# Incident 19920109001279I: Piper PA22108, Rossville, TN, January 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rossville, TN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0309° N, 89.5620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0309&lon=-89.5620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5930Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5930Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920109001279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO EQUALIZE QUANTITY. INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED FUEL TO OFF. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD.

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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