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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA28R200 · San Antonio, TX · April 1, 1995

Date: April 1, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: San Antonio International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9352N
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40,000 total40 in this make and model35 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.

Narrative: during level flight at 2500 AGL, the engine stopped running. Pilot landed the aircraft on an empty field causing no damage to the aircraft or property. During the investigation, it was revealed that some debris had plugged the fuel screen. The fuel screen was cleaned and engine test run. After engine was found satisfactory, pilot took off to airport with no further mishaps. No NMAC no fire this office considers this incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2500 AGL, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON AN EMPTY FIELD CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT SOME DEBRIS HAD PLUGGED THE FUEL SCREEN. THE FUEL SCREEN WAS CLEANED AND ENGINE TEST RUN. AFTER ENGINE WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY, PILOT TOOK OFF TO AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER MISHAPS. NO NMAC NO FIRE THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.