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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Cedar Rapids, IA · April 11, 1998

Date: April 11, 1998 · 18:52 local
Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8478R
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total

N8478RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22385 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine 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: approximately 10 miles from Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport (cid) Mr. Rex ran out of fuel. Mr. Rex switched to the other fuel tank. Approximately 5 miles from (cid) the fuel in the second tank ran out. Mr. Rex informed approach control that he had experienced fuel exhaustion. Mr. Rex attempted to fly straight in to runway 31. Mr. Rex fell below glide slope so he informed approach control that he was going to land in a nearby field. Mr. Rex landed the aircraft with minimum damage and no harm to himself.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CID) MR. REX RAN OUT OF FUEL. MR. REX SWITCHED TO THE OTHER FUEL TANK. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM (CID) THE FUEL IN THE SECOND TANK RAN OUT. MR. REX INFORMED APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. MR. REX ATTEMPTED TO FLY STRAIGHT IN TO RUNWAY 31. MR. REX FELL BELOW GLIDE SLOPE SO HE INFORMED APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD. MR. REX LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE AND NO HARM TO HIMSELF.