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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · New Cuyama, CA · March 2, 1999

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Date
March 2, 1999 · 14:48 local
Place
New Cuyama, CA
Airport
New Cuyama Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6911P
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
285 total200 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N6911PRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8590050 · Built 1985Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Mr. Ben michael ross, a private pilot, acting as a pilot in command of a Piper PA-28-181 aircraft, N6911P, was enroute from morrow bay, CA. To burbank, CA. On 03-02-99. Approximately 7 to 8 miles se of the fellows VORTAC on the 120 degree radial, the aircraft engine stopped. Mr. Ross had been timing fuel usage from the left tank and it ran dry fifteen minutes before expected. Mr. Ross switched tanks and was unable to immediately restart the engine. He then squawked the 7700 emergency code on his transponder and declared an emergency on radio frequency 121.5. The meadows field tower, bakersfield (bfl), intercepted the call and provided N6911P vectors to the New Cuyama Airport. The bfl tower personnel then called the santa barbara fire department who provided ground support at the New Cuyama Airport. Mr. Ross was able to get his aircraft restarted in the air and landed safely at the New Cuyama Airport without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

MR. BEN MICHAEL ROSS, A PRIVATE PILOT, ACTING AS A PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28-181 AIRCRAFT, N6911P, WAS ENROUTE FROM MORROW BAY, CA. TO BURBANK, CA. ON 03-02-99. APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 MILES SE OF THE FELLOWS VORTAC ON THE 120 DEGREE RADIAL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED. MR. ROSS HAD BEEN TIMING FUEL USAGE FROM THE LEFT TANK AND IT RAN DRY FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE EXPECTED. MR. ROSS SWITCHED TANKS AND WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE. HE THEN SQUAWKED THE 7700 EMERGENCY CODE ON HIS TRANSPONDER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON RADIO FREQUENCY 121.5. THE MEADOWS FIELD TOWER, BAKERSFIELD (BFL), INTERCEPTED THE CALL AND PROVIDED N6911P VECTORS TO THE NEW CUYAMA AIRPORT. THE BFL TOWER PERSONNEL THEN CALLED THE SANTA BARBARA FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PROVIDED GROUND SUPPORT AT THE NEW CUYAMA AIRPORT. MR. ROSS WAS ABLE TO GET HIS AIRCRAFT RESTARTED IN THE AIR AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE NEW CUYAMA AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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