# Incident 19970927035339I: Piper PA28181, Hancock, MI, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 21:15 local time
- Place: Hancock, MI
- Airport: Houghton County Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1684° N, 88.4891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUGHTON COUNTY MEML (CMX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1684&lon=-88.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4307X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4307X) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 5 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927035339I

## Narrative

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

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 19900812045999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812045999I), Aug 12, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N4307X), Covington, MI. Experienced loss of power. Forced landing on a road. Aircraft fueled and flown to home base.
- [Incident 19871227080019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227080019I), Dec 27, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N4307X), Marquette, MI. Declared an emergency upon entering IFR weather conditions. Vectored via radar to VFR conditions. Landed safely.

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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