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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA38112 · Rio Hondo, TX · February 20, 1994

Date
February 20, 1994 · 15:34 local
Place
Rio Hondo, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2556L
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O360E1A6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
66 total66 in this make and model66 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 on local flight. Forced landing in field. Fuel selector on empty left tank. Right fuel tank full.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON LOCAL FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. RIGHT FUEL TANK FULL.