# Incident 19960819039049I: Piper PA28180, TX, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996, 10:50 local time
- Place: TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N55593, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55593) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 116 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819039049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. LANDING IN A FIELD, MS. KERSELL HIT THE NOSE GEAR ON ROUGH GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE GEAR WAS TWISTED TO THE SIDE AND BENT BACKWARDS. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS APPARENT AT THE SCENE OF THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N55593 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790704018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704018569I), Jul 4, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N55593), Carson City, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing and lost directional control

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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