# Incident 19950206003769I: Piper PA28180, Emporia, VA, February 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1995
- Place: Emporia, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6962° N, 77.5360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6962&lon=-77.5360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5120S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950206003769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 6, 1995, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM 2N9 TO FRG. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND MAINTAINED 7,000 FEET. THE PILOT REQUESTED 9,000 FEET DUE TO TURBULENCE. THE RICHMOND APPROACH CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO 9,000 FEET. UPON APPLYING FULL POWER FOR THE CLIMB, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING 13.8 NM NE OF EMPORIA, VIRGINIA IN A FARM FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIELD INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LEFT FUEL TANK FULL AND THE RIGHT TANK HALF FULL. THERE WERE SIX QUARTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. FULL FUEL FLOW THROUGH THE CARBURETOR WAS CONFIRMED. ALL ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT CONTROLS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. AN ENGINE GROUND RUN WAS CONDUCTED, ALL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5120S (1)

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

- [Incident 20240111001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240111001169I), Jan 11, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N5120S), Sunset, TX, Minor damage. The pilot stated that he recently had an overhauled Lycoming engine, O-360-A4A (s/n L-11701-36A) installed onto the airframe. The engine records indicated that…

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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