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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28181 · Hancock, MI · September 27, 1997

Date: September 27, 1997 · 21:15 local
Place: Hancock, MI
Airport: Houghton County Memorial
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4307X
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total5 in this make and model

N4307XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7505255 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine 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: pilot failed to switch fuel tanks on approach running the left tank dry. Landing short of the runway off airport.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS ON APPROACH RUNNING THE LEFT TANK DRY. LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY OFF AIRPORT.

Other reports on N4307X · 2

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

Incident 19900812045999IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Covington, MIExperienced loss of power. Forced landing on a road. Aircraft fueled and flown to home base.Aug 12, 1990 Incident 19871227080019INormal Cruise · Marquette, MIDeclared an emergency upon entering IFR weather conditions. Vectored via radar to VFR conditions. Landed safely.Dec 27, 1987