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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Independence, IA · January 24, 1996

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Date
January 24, 1996 · 22:36 local
Place
Independence, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32993
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total725 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N32993Registered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7505108 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: at approximately 0015Z, the aircraft departed on an IFR flight plan from detroit, mi (det) to waterloo, Iowa (alo). At 0436Z while enroute approximately 20 miles east of waterloo, Iowa, the aircraft engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing at the Independence, Iowa (iib) airport. The aircraft landed short of the runway in a farm field. The aircraft hit a fence and came to rest with only minor damage. No injuries occurred. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 0015Z, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM DETROIT, MI (DET) TO WATERLOO, IOWA (ALO). AT 0436Z WHILE ENROUTE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF WATERLOO, IOWA, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE INDEPENDENCE, IOWA (IIB) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AND CAME TO REST WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.