# Incident 19990831032959I: Piper PA28140, Clanton, AL, August 31, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5518U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5518U) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 140 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831032959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE QUIT WHILE DOING MANEUVERS. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS AND USING PRIMER FAILED.  PILOT CHOSE A HAY FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A FENCE.  DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE AND PROPELLER SPINNER OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5518U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760822036489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822036489A), Aug 22, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N5518U), Sebastian, FL, Substantial damage. Tkof abt 2800FT dwn 4000FT rwy. Acft placard-do not operate throttle rapidly.

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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