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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Douglas, AZ · January 20, 1998

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Date
January 20, 1998 · 07:45 local
Place
Douglas, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Aircraft
N2221K
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total180 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days
N2221KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916227 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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: aircraft took off at 0645 with a student. And flight instructor. After 45 mins. The student selected left fuel tank. The valve either rotated past detent or was not completely in the selected fuel tank. A/c ran out of fuel & the instructor elected to land in an open field. No damage to aircraft. No injuries were sustained. I asked the poi to discuss this incident with the chief flight instructor as well as the PIC and determine if any further action was needed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 0645 WITH A STUDENT. AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AFTER 45 MINS. THE STUDENT SELECTED LEFT FUEL TANK. THE VALVE EITHER ROTATED PAST DETENT OR WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN THE SELECTED FUEL TANK. A/C RAN OUT OF FUEL & THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. I ASKED THE POI TO DISCUSS THIS INCIDENT WITH THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AS WELL AS THE PIC AND DETERMINE IF ANY FURTHER ACTION WAS NEEDED.