# Incident 19991028037559I: Piper PA28R200, Wickanberg, AZ, October 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1999, 16:40 local time
- Place: Wickanberg, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4665F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4665F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028037559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WS FLYING SOUTH OF WICKENBURG, AZ WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING.  HE THEN HEADED TOWARD WICKENBURG AIRPORT.  THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.  THE PILOT STATE HE NOTICED THE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, BUT HE COULDN'T SELECT THE RIGHT TANK BECAUSE HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE FOCUS ON THE ROAD, CARS AND POWER LINES.  HE THEN L;ANDED SAFELY ON HIGHWAY 60 AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 113 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645.  AFTER LANDING THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND WITH THE HELP OF THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DEPART FROM THE HIGHWAY.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N4665F (3)

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

- [Incident 20180520005669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180520005669I), May 20, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4665F), Murrieta, CA, Minor damage. During touch-and-go's at F70, the fourth landing was a gear up landing on runway 18. Propeller strike and bottom of aircraft scrapes. POB 1, injuries none,…
- [Incident 20080309012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080309012319I), Mar 9, 2008: Piper PA28R200 (N4665F), Louisville, KY, No damage. (-23) According to statement from PIC, [privacy data omitted], he and student [privacy data omitted] were conducting instrument training at 1720 EDT. After…
- [Incident 20010522013169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010522013169I), May 22, 2001: Piper PA28R200 (N4665F), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On a night VFR checkout flight at the Glendale, AZ airport, the pilot and student failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The flight…

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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