# Incident 19951005043769I: Piper PA38112, Hitchcock, TX, October 5, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hitchcock, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3483° N, 95.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hitchcock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3483&lon=-95.0160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25089-1997-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,205 total, 11 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005043769I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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