# Incident 19980411006569I: Piper PA28140, Cedar Rapids, IA, April 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1998, 18:52 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8478R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411006569I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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