19951005043769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Hitchcock, TX · October 5, 1995

Date: October 5, 1995 · 18:30 local
Place: Hitchcock, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25089
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,205 total11 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N25089Registration cancelled Apr 11, 1997 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 3880A0028 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the engine of Piper N25089 failed during a VFR cross-country instructional flight from austin, TX, to galveston, TX. The instructor pilot made a forced landing in a field 1/2 NM south of johnnie volk field airport, near Hitchcock, TX. A post incident inspection revealed that N25089 sustained minor damage to the left main landing gear and the left wing tip. Further investigation revealed that while the fuel tanks did not suggest enough fuel for flight operations. After fuel was added, the engine started and appeared to operate normally. Fuel computations based on conditions at the time of the incident indicated that there should have been about an hour of reserve fuel after the completion of the trip. The instructor pilot successfully completed a section 609 re-examination. An m or d report will be filed, if later maintenance inspections indicate a fuel system component malfunction. This report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE ENGINE OF PIPER N25089 FAILED DURING A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TX, TO GALVESTON, TX. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 1/2 NM SOUTH OF JOHNNIE VOLK FIELD AIRPORT, NEAR HITCHCOCK, TX. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT N25089 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHILE THE FUEL TANKS DID NOT SUGGEST ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS. AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED, THE ENGINE STARTED AND APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. FUEL COMPUTATIONS BASED ON CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT INDICATED THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT AN HOUR OF RESERVE FUEL AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TRIP. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A SECTION 609 RE-EXAMINATION. AN M OR D REPORT WILL BE FILED, IF LATER MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS INDICATE A FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT MALFUNCTION. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.