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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Mansfield, MA · January 15, 2000

Date: January 15, 2000 · 12:20 local
Place: Mansfield, MA
Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N913FL
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N913FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35128 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot switched tanks prior to takeoff. Fuel selector is original type which does not provide for positive feel of engagement, and does not have "off" position lockout. Engine failed on climbout. Pilot returned to airprot and set up for landing rwy 04, keeping langing gear retracted to redice drag. Pilot lowered gear too late for full extension before aircraft came to rest on snow covered runway. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SWITCHED TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. FUEL SELECTOR IS ORIGINAL TYPE WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR POSITIVE FEEL OF ENGAGEMENT, AND DOES NOT HAVE "OFF" POSITION LOCKOUT. ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPROT AND SET UP FOR LANDING RWY 04, KEEPING LANGING GEAR RETRACTED TO REDICE DRAG. PILOT LOWERED GEAR TOO LATE FOR FULL EXTENSION BEFORE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^