# Incident 19991105039069I: Piper PA32R300, Orlando, FL, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 08:07 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8893E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8893E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 900 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/19991105039069I

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON FUEL TANK THAT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED "UP"WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TANKS AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING. BECAUSE HE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TO T HE TREES, AND WAS UNCERTAIN THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY.

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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