19981023035109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Springfield, MO · October 23, 1998

Date
October 23, 1998 · 08:35 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Airport
Springfield Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9720J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the transition to level flight, the student pilot moved the fuel selector to the fullest tank. A few minutes later, the engine began to run rough. Pilot made a precautionary landing, which caused minor damage to the aircraft. Once on the ground, the aircraft engine operated normally. Incident #CE99IGA0005 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TRANSITION TO LEVEL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. INCIDENT #CE99IGA0005 IS CLOSED.