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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Gilette, WY · December 5, 1999

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Date
December 5, 1999 · 14:30 local
Place
Gilette, WY
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8967J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
860 total300 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days
N8967JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2990 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While giving flight instruction 20 miles s.e. of gillette WY. The instructor pilot did a magneto check and inadvertently turned the key to the off position, the ignition switch could not be returned to the on position. The student receiving the flight instruction had inadvertently used the wrong key for the aircraft. A forced landing was accomplished with no injury to the pilot or student. The aircraft was not damaged. The flight was vconducted under 14 CFR 91 under visual flight rules.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION 20 MILES S.E. OF GILLETTE WY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DID A MAGNETO CHECK AND INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE ON POSITION. THE STUDENT RECEIVING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION HAD INADVERTENTLY USED THE WRONG KEY FOR THE AIRCRAFT. A FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS VCONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91 UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.