# Incident 19991107031929I: Piper PA24250, Arlington, TX, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 553 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107031929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (COS) TO REDBIRD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RBD) IN DALLAS, TX.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SECOND TANK WENT DRY WITHIN THREE MINUTES OF THE FIRST TANK RUNNING DRY.  HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR ARLINGTON AIRPORT, ARLINGTON, TX.  THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH HIM.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5590P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840925052849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840925052849I), Sep 25, 1984: Piper PA24250 (N5590P), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Landed gear up. No malfunctions. May have failed to place gear handle in full down position.

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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