# Incident 19920826054159I: Piper PA28181, Chowchilla, CA, August 26, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1992, 21:50 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3015U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 130 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/19920826054159I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSSCOUNTRY. FORCED LANDING. DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO TURN ON AIRPORT LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N3015U (1)

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

- [Incident 20091022022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091022022239I), Oct 22, 2009: Piper PA28181 (N3015U), San Jose, CA, No damage. The pilot states he and three passengers left san diego, CA for oakland, CA. He says that after a weight and balance check a fuel stop was needed in santa…

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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