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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Cedar Rapids, IA · September 13, 1998

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Date
September 13, 1998 · 13:21 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7307F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N7307FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25220Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Before departing new hampton municipal airport, new hampton, Iowa, the pilot used the fuel gages to estimate fuel in tanks. Less than three miles from the destination, Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the pilot ran out of fuel and did an emergency landing in a hay field. No injuries to pilot or passenger, no damage to aircraft. Pilot had signature flight support from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, put five gallons of fuel in aircraft and then flew to Cedar Rapids to fuel. The passenger rode to the airport with the fueler.

As the FAA filed it

BEFORE DEPARTING NEW HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW HAMPTON, IOWA, THE PILOT USED THE FUEL GAGES TO ESTIMATE FUEL IN TANKS. LESS THAN THREE MILES FROM THE DESTINATION, CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, THE PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAD SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, PUT FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL IN AIRCRAFT AND THEN FLEW TO CEDAR RAPIDS TO FUEL. THE PASSENGER RODE TO THE AIRPORT WITH THE FUELER.